Spain to pardon over 50 women locked up by wife of dictator during Franco regime
MORE than 50 women locked away for being ‘rebellious’ or spending too much time outside by Francisco Franco’s wife are set to receive an official
Thousands of residents face losing swimming pools and car park spaces on Spain’s Costa del Sol amid legal battle over land
RESIDENTS of four apartment complexes on Spain’s Costa del Sol face losing their swimming pools, gardens and car parks as part of an ongoing legal
Spain’s Culture Ministry starts process to outlaw foundation honouring former dictator Francisco Franco
NEARLY 50 years after the death of Spain’s former dictator Francisco Franco, the Spanish government has just announced that it will start the process to
Spain’s central government considers legal action against speaker of Balearic parliament from far-right Vox party, after he tears up picture of Civil War victim during parliamentary session
THE central Spanish government of Socialist Party Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is considering taking legal action against Vox politician Gabriel Le Senne, who is currently
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
‘Stage a coup’: Group of former military leaders in Spain calls for army to rise up and remove Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez from power
A GROUP of 51 retired Franco-era military leaders has written and signed a manifesto in which they call on the army to rise up and
Spaniards brave the rain to vote in 2023 regional and local elections
MILLIONS OF SPANIARDS braved rain showers to keep their date with the polling booths on Sunday, as elections were held in 12 of the country’s
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
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
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
Spain’s government strips notorious police torturer of medalsÂ
THE SPANISH government has ordered all of the medals and other decorations received by Franco-era police officers to be revised, including those of the notorious
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
Spain’s government to strip Franco and nine other figures from the regime of medals
THE SPANISH government announced on Thursday that it is to strip former dictator Francisco Franco of the Medal of Merit in Labour, an award that
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
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
Donald Trump among foreign politicians to send message of support to Spain’s far-right Vox
FORMER US president Donald Trump was among the foreign politicians to send messages of support this weekend to Vox, the far-right Spanish party that has
Paintings stolen during Spanish civil war by Franco forces returned to family
Two paintings stolen from an aristocrat by forces of the Spanish dictator Franco have been returned to the family 85 years later. Its return could
Titanic of the Mountains: Historic train station in Spain’s Pyrenees to be transformed into luxury hotel
Known as the ‘Titanic of the Mountains’, a grandiose railway station which is reputed to have served both as an escape route for thousands of
Recipes from the day of Franco
Expat begins to transcribe secret recipes found after excavation on finca
Garzon case dropped by Supreme Court
Controversial Spanish judge will still face charges relating to Franco-era investigations