The geography and politics of Spain
Whilst the history of Spain is long and complicated, the geography and political set-up are fairly straightforward. Paul Whitelock takes a look.
They came to Spain to fight for freedom
But new evidence shows that those Britons and Irish who came to fight Fascism in Spain - 75 years ago this month - were spied on in their thousands once they returned
Mass Civil War grave found in northern Spain
Discovery follows news that 4,000 Brits fought Franco, more than double the number previously stated
Spanish footsteps of the gods
JAMES BRYCE took a trip to Chiclana and Sancti Petri, where it is said that the Temple of Hercules once stood and Roman leaders Hannibal and Caesar took their hols
Spanish Franco fallout
A new 6.5m euro state-funded biography of the former dictator stokes fury as it paints him in a good light
Franco’s missing babies probe in court for first time in Spain
The first ‘stolen baby’ case has reached the courts
Spanish Civil War communal graves located
Junta releases map of the 50,000 victims still awaiting a decent burial from Civil War
Search for Spain’s ‘lost babies of Franquismo’
Police have opened an investigation into the newborn babies who were lost in 1960s-70s across Spain
Final rest for Franco’s victims
The Junta is preparing to excavate Civil War mass graves
Tale of the century
The Olive Press talks to Andalucia’s oldest ex-pat about decades of change
From North Devon to South Spain in six decades – Part Two
The first night in San Sebastián (Guipúzcoa,) where I had arrived at the age of 20 to start my year abroad from university, had been an orgy of cheap wine, pintxos and
Brigade hero dies
Hero of the International Brigades, Sam Russell, has died age 95
My baby was kidnapped at birth
Axarquia woman claims her child may have been snatched by Franco’s government
Catalonia is a ‘nation,’ at last
Spain's top court gives new powers of self-rule to the northeastern region
Franco gave lists of Spanish Jews to Hitler
Spanish dictator handed a list of 6,000 names to German Nazis
Fearless Garzon suspended
Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon punished for abusing his powers with Franco inquiry
Superjudge’s crumbling crusade
Judge Baltasar Garzon proved that international law knew no boundaries with his pursuit of international dictators and terrorists, yet his idealistic principles are now in grave danger of being thwarted by his
Judged
Renowned Spanish Judge - who has targeted Bin Laden and Pinochet - could face trial
Franco’s females
Franco victims are set to receive compensation from the Junta
Obama’s man
Remarkable story behind the photo of this unknown Afro-American, who fought against Franco, in advance of US president’s visit
BNP boss in fascist riot
Controversial leader attends right-wing demo in Madrid
Franco barred in Barbate
Franco's holiday retreat cleanses history
Remembering Franco
Writing exclusively for the Olive Press, Franco biographer Paul Preston claims the legacy of the dictator’s rule has come to nothing as Spain embraces democracy.
The search for Lorca’s Grave
WHEN the Spanish Civil War broke out in 1936, Gerald Brenan was living with his wife Gamel Woolsey in Churriana, a village west of Málaga. By Carlos Pranger At first they decided