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Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez makes surprise visit to exhumation site at infamous Civil War monument in Madrid

SPAIN’S Socialist Party Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez made a surprise visit today to the Valley of Cuelgamuros monument, where he saw first hand exhumation work that is currently taking place to remove

4 Apr, 2024 @ 13:53

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Judge pauses exhumations of Franco victims from controversial mausoleum in Spain

A MADRID court has ordered a pause to the exhumations of Civil War victims from a Francoist mausoleum after the granddaughter of a victim claimed the work could cause the desecration of

19 Dec, 2023 @ 12:00

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Spain starts exhuming remains from Franco era mausoleum near Madrid

WORK started on Monday to exhume 128 victims of the Spanish Civil War from the Valley of the Fallen mausoleum near Madrid. The Democratic Memory Ministry said that a specialist team will

13 Jun, 2023 @ 10:15

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Falangists give fascist salutes as they pay homage to Primo de Rivera in Madrid

WITH THEIR arms raised in fascist salutes, around 200 people paid homage on Saturday to the founder of Spain’s Falange party, Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera, in his new burial site in

30 Apr, 2023 @ 14:30

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Despite exhumation from war monument, Franco and his new resting place are still costing the Spanish state €10,000 a year

IN OCTOBER 2019, the Spanish government finally moved the body of former dictator Francisco Franco from the Valley of the Fallen monument, transferring the remains to the El Pardo-Mingorrubio municipal cemetery in

28 Apr, 2023 @ 17:15

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Founder of Spain’s fascist Falange party, Primo de Rivera, to be exhumed from monument on Monday

THE REMAINS of the founder of Spain’s fascist Falange party, Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera, are to be exhumed by his family from the Valley of the Fallen monument on Monday. That’s

20 Apr, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·National News·Politics

Exhumations of Republican soldiers to restart at Spain’s Civil War ‘monument’ after legal appeals from right-wing groups flounder

A TEAM of forensic scientists that has been recruited by the Spanish central government will on Monday restart work to recover the bodies of 110 victims of the Civil War at the

4 Dec, 2022 @ 13:30

Lead·Madrid·National News

Virtual Spanish Civil War museum launched online in bid to plug a gap in collective memory

WITH little fanfare, the Virtual Museum of the Spanish Civil War was launched online in September. The free website is aimed at educating anyone who is interested in the conflict, which ran

16 Oct, 2022 @ 13:30

Lead·National News

Explainer: What will be the effects of Spain’s new Democratic Memory Law?

EARLIER this month, the Socialist Party-led central government approved a new piece of legislation: the Democratic Memory Law. The legislation passed with 128 votes in favour, 113 votes against and 18 abstentions

12 Oct, 2022 @ 12:45

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Founder of Spain’s fascist Falange party to be exhumed from Valley of the Fallen by family

THE family of José Antonio Primo de Rivera, the founder of Spain’s fascist Falange party, has announced that it will privately exhume the politician’s remains from the Valley of the Fallen monument,

12 Oct, 2022 @ 09:45

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Man is fined €100 for shouting ‘viva España’ and ‘Sanchez is a traitor’ during anti-government protest in Spain’s Mallorca

Franco supporter from Spain’s Valencia faces prison for making death threats against Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez

A 51-year-old man from Paterna, Valencia Province, goes on trial on Thursday for posting social media death threats against Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez. Prosecutors have charged the unnamed man with a hate

13 Jun, 2022 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Politics·Valencia

Army captain in Spain faces sack for ordering soldiers to kneel of front of General Franco mausoleum

Army captain in Spain faces sack for ordering soldiers to kneel outside General Franco mausoleum

SPAIN’S armed forces have suspended an army captain after video footage appeared showing his soldiers kneeling at the former burial site of dictator General Francisco Franco. Around 30 troops from the 31st

2 Jun, 2022 @ 18:00

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Right Wing Extremist Who Posted Whatsapp Death Threats To Spain's Pm, Pedro Sanchez, Is Jailed For Seven Years

Right-wing weapons collector who made WhatsApp death threats against Spain’s PM, Pedro Sanchez, is jailed

A 66-year-old right-wing gun enthusiast from Catalunya has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years after making threats to kill Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez. The National Court handed down the sentence to Manuel Murillo,

12 Apr, 2022 @ 12:45

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Politics

Madrid Judges Say Dove Painting Artist Did Not Desecrate Tomb Of Spanish Dictator General Franco

Madrid court acquits artist of desecrating Spanish dictator General Franco’s tomb with red paint

AN artist who painted a dove and a slogan on top of dictator General Franco’s tomb has been acquitted of desecration. Madrid’s Provincial Court also decided that Enrique Tenreiro did not infringe

18 Jan, 2022 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·National News

Spain to begin project to exhume civil war victims at Valley of the Fallen

SPAIN’S €650,000 project to exhume and identify victims of the country’s Civil War that were buried at the Valley of the Fallen site outside Madrid has been given the green light. The

25 Jun, 2021 @ 17:15

Lead·Madrid

12 mass graves of Civil War victims that are being excavated in Spain right now

WITH news this week that the government of Spain has started the process to open up the Valley of The Fallen crypts containing the remains of more than 33,000 victims of the country’s

15 Apr, 2021 @ 18:30

Lead·National News·Valencian Community

Franco's Mausoleum In The Valley Of The Fallen

Valley of the Fallen: How archaelogists are planning a massive dig at Franco’s legacy

A NEW look at the lives of the prisoners who built the Valley of Fallen aims to give it a more acceptable spin, writes Heather Galloway in El Escorial. The huge basilica

10 Apr, 2021 @ 12:00

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Spain set to exhume Franco victims from controversial Valley of the Fallen and return them to relatives for burial

SPAIN’S government is set to approve an immediate €650,000 of funding to exhume and identify victims of the country’s Civil War that were buried at the Valley of the Fallen site outside

26 Mar, 2021 @ 12:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News

1200px Spa 2014 San Lorenzo De El Escorial Valley Of The Fallen (valle De Los Caídos)

Historical memory: Barcelona university enlisted to document Spain’s Valley of the Fallen victims

FAMILIES of the victims buried at the Valley of the Fallen will soon receive information on their loved ones thanks to a new collaboration between the government and the University of Barcelona.

15 Mar, 2021 @ 18:30

La Cultura·Lead

Franco sympathisers gather at Valley of the Fallen amid tight security as Spain’s former dictator Francisco Franco is exhumed

The exhumation has been fiercely criticised by Franco sympathisers and far-right party Vox.

24 Oct, 2019 @ 10:23

Lead·National News

Monks say Spain’s government can’t exhume dictator Franco’s body because he is buried in ‘sacred place’

The Abbey of the Valley of the Fallen sits on ground under which Franco is buried.

9 Oct, 2019 @ 13:59

Lead·National News·Politics

Spain’s Government SEIZES former dictator General Franco’s €5 million summer palace over its ‘fraudulent’ sale

It comes as Pedro Sanchez’s PSOE administration has pushed on with a plan to exhume the remains of the Fascist dictator

12 Jul, 2019 @ 13:22

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spain’s Supreme Court blocks reburial of General Franco just days before body due to be dug up

The arguments of his family against removing him from the Valley of the Fallen rested on the ‘irreparable’ damage it would cause

5 Jun, 2019 @ 17:49

Lead·National News·Politics

Secret grave of Franco victims discovered in Madrid cemetery

Thousand of people were shot in Madrid by Franco’s regime following the end of the civil war, the 80th anniversary of which is marked this year

28 Mar, 2019 @ 09:20

Lead

Pope backs Spain plan to dig up General Franco grave

The Pope's right hand man has written to Spain´s deputy Prime Minister to lend support for moving former dictator´s remains

21 Feb, 2019 @ 12:54

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Politics

Police foil Franco supporter’s plot to assassinate Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez

The 63-year-old painted himself as a martyr, writing in the WhatsApp group, 'I am willing to sacrifice myself for Spain'

8 Nov, 2018 @ 15:58

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