PM: Franco’s presence at the Valley of the Fallen was “an affront to Spanish democracy”
Pedro Sánchez today applauded the exhumation of the Spanish dictator and said that society has taken “one more step toward reconciliation”
Franco’s exhumation: Bringing an end to a symbol of the Spanish dictatorship
Forty-four years later, the remains of the late autocrat were transferred from the Valley of the Fallen today to a cemetery in Madrid, cheered on by supporters
Who are the other dictators buried in Madrid?
In addition to Francisco Franco, the Spanish capital is the resting place of four other autocrats, including Rafael Trujillo from Dominican Republic and Fulgencio Batista from Cuba
Spanish company tasked with lifting Franco’s gravestone hounded by far right
The brothers from the company responsible for lifting the tombstone of the Spanish dictator have been inundated with abuse and threatening phone calls
The exhumation of Francisco Franco from the Valley of the Fallen, in pictures
The remains of the dictator were today transferred from the controversial monument to the Pardo-Mingorrubio cemetery, where supporters gathered with banners and flags
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El Roto cartoon, October 24, 2019
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Intensive agriculture and urban development have triggered an environmental catastrophe in Europe’s largest saltwater lagoon
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