Tag: franco
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 very own, writes Andrew Pearce
Obama’s man
Remarkable story behind the photo of this unknown Afro-American, who fought against Franco, in advance of US president’s visit
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...