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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...
Despite exhumation from war monument, Franco and his new resting place are still costing the Spanish state €10,000 a...
IN OCTOBER 2019, the Spanish government finally moved the body of former dictator Francisco Franco from the Valley of the Fallen monument, transferring the...
Franco’s body WILL be dug up just hours after Spain’s Pedro Sanchez calls snap general election
Sanchez has said he wants to proceed immediately with digging up the former dictator, and wants to complete the plan before summer
Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez promises to exhume the remains of General Franco
The controversial site has faced huge criticism for being the only remaining monument dedicated to a fascist leader in Europe