Tag: civil war
SHELL SHOCKED: Unexploded BOMB found on property in Spain’s Malaga
AN unexploded bomb has been found at a finca in Andalucia. Policia Nacional were called to the farm house in Antequera on Wednesday after the...
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
Historic Malaga villa owned by ‘Schindler of the Civil War’ demolished
HUMBLE HERO: Smerdou saved hundreds during Spain's civil warTHE forgotten villa of Spain’s own 'Schindler' has been...
DIVIDED: Experts and locals on digging up dictator Franco from the Valley of the Fallen in special Olive Press...
Spain is a country still divided between those nostalgic for the Franco days and those who abhorred El Generalisimo
Visiting the tomb of Franco’s chief executioner in Sevilla, a city imbued with silent history
Controversies arise regarding the exhumation of Francis Franco and his generals
New TV series based on Spanish Civil War whips up Twitter storm
A LEADING American TV producer has been forced to deny he is stirring up political conflict with a new show about an American battalion...
Fight over frescos ramps up Madrid-Catalonia rivalry
Catalan leaders stand accused of undermining attempts to repatriate priceless artworks
Controversy over proposals for Spain’s first Civil War museum
Could this be the end of the pact of forgetting?
Costa del Century
This month, let's take a trip 100 years back in time to trace the rise of Spain's favourite holiday and second-home destination
British historian Julius Ruiz addresses Republican Spanish civil war atrocity
British writer exposes Spanish Civil war ‘slaughter’
Newly-discovered documents reveal secrets of the Irish International Brigades
The Irish hero of the International Brigades sent men home to save their lives
Campaign seeking justice for Spanish Civil War massacre victims moves to the Hague
A march in support of the up to 5,000 victims is being held tomorrow in Malaga
VIDEO: Franco-supporting dog learns fascist salute and plays dead for Pablo Iglesias
The pup's YouTube video has gone viral
Spain under pressure to arrest 20 alleged Franco-era war criminals
The ex-officials include two former Cabinet ministers
Spanish Civil War symposium to take place in Gibraltar
The February 2015 symposium will explore the war's effect on the Rock
Andalucia to look for missing victims of Franco
Local government to step up search for estimated 60,000 missing bodies in southern Spain
Civil war recipes published in modern format
Civil war recipes published following discovery at renovated finca
Mass grave excavated in Ronda
3,000 could lie in new communal grave as Junta announces that it is to set up a series of Civil War ‘memorial routes’ around Malaga
Garzon backs Franco victims in the search for truth
Over 40 groups have joined forces with backing from former High Court judge, Baltazar Garzon, to create the Platform for a Truth Commission
Paul Preston releases new book on Santiago Carillo
British author hits out at former Spanish Communist Party leader
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To mark 100 years of Spanish anarchism, the Olive Press lets you in on a valuable source to read-up on the subject and many other Spanish topics
Leading Hispanist criticises new book on Spanish Civil War
Paul Preston described David Haycock's book as 'totally wrong'
Spanish Civil war influences British writer
The Sentinel by Mark Oldfield looks at some of the darkest aspects of Franco's dictatorship
Republican’s name removed from Velez Malaga street
Avenida de Dolores Ibarruri will be renamed following requests from locals
Mass grave unearthed in Teba
Work is underway to excavate what could be Spain’s second largest civil war mass grave
With the Reds in Andalucia
Vivid account of Irishman Joe Monks’ time serving with the International Brigades during Spanish Civil War has been translated into Spanish
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