Tag: franco
Spain under pressure to arrest 20 alleged Franco-era war criminals
The ex-officials include two former Cabinet ministers
Time for a divorce in Spain?
Antonio Flores, of Lawbird, tackles the tricky questions about ending a marriage
Parents storm Catalan language barrier
The Catalan school system has raised some 10 million Catalan speakers
A tale of two pueblos: Barbate and Zahara de los Atunes
While very different, the quirky towns of Zahara and Barbate are breath of fresh air from the manufactured charms of the Costa del Sol, writes Carey Camel
School book accused of airbrushing Franco’s rule
The children's history book brushes over the real details of Spain's civil war
Death of former Spanish Prime Minister Adolfo Suarez imminent, announces son
Adolfo Suarez, the champion of democracy following Franco, has been given 48 hours to live
Andalucia to look for missing victims of Franco
Local government to step up search for estimated 60,000 missing bodies in southern Spain
Franco cops face extradition
Elderly former police officers face extradition to Argentina
Alleged Franco torturer discovered in Madrid
The Franco henchman was known as "Billy the Kid"
UN is searching for answers to individuals who disappeared during Franco’s reign
The UN plans to help those who lost their family
Sixty years of ‘stolen’ babies in Spain
The Franco era scandal is coming back to haunt Spain
‘Criminal’ general
Anti-fascist group defaces Nerja street sign named after Franco general
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
British bung kept Spain out of WWII
Documents reveal the Foreign Office bribed Spain to stay neutral
Paul Preston releases new book on Santiago Carillo
British author hits out at former Spanish Communist Party leader
Digging for victory in Gibraltar
A remarkable 30 mile tunnel network which housed 5,000 soldiers during the war offers a fascinating glimpse into the past, discovers James Bryce
Stolen babies to remain in Malaga graves
Mass exhumation of graves to find stolen baby remains halted
Hispanist updates Juan Carlos book to include recent controversies
Paul Preston's 10-year-old book now describes Spanish king's Botswana hunting trip and 'corrupt' son-in-law
Controversy after 1934 film shows pupils giving Nazi salute
Outrage as youth football teams are filmed giving Nazi salute
Tribute to Spanish film legend in London
Famed director Pedro Almodovar will be honoured with a retrospective of his work at London's Curzon Soho Cinema next week.
Spanish Civil war influences British writer
The Sentinel by Mark Oldfield looks at some of the darkest aspects of Franco's dictatorship
James Bond just isn’t the same in Spain
Censored versions of Ian Fleming novels produced during chaste Franco era are still being reproduced today
Request for dig to find poet’s remains denied in Granada
A plea was denied by the Granada Town Hall to dig for poet Federico Garcia Lorca's remains in a historic field used during the Spanish Civil War