A Button and a Buckle: the Memory of Franco's Firing Squads 85 Years On
PATERNA, Spain (Reuters) - Josefina Fortea, 92, was seven when her father Jose, a farm labourer, faced a firing squad sent by ...
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Unburying the Past: Families Reclaim Franco-Era Victims
Eighty-five years after her father's execution by Franco's forces, Josefina Fortea receives his remains, bringing closure to her family. The story sheds light on Spain's ongoing struggle to reckon ...
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Francisco Franco
He joined a military coup, fought ruthlessly in the Spanish Civil War, and emerged as the dictator of Spain. For almost 40 years, Franco worked to transform the country into a bastion of tradition.
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Long Lost Family Special: What was the Spanish baby scandal and how many families were affected?
ITV airs a Long Lost Family special about the devastating Spanish Baby Scandal, but what exactly happened and what have the affected families said?
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Franco dictatorship splits Spain 50 years after death
The polarising memory of the 1936-1939 civil war and Franco stems from the regime's tame demise, according to Joan Maria Thomas, professor of contemporary history at the University of Rovira i ...
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Spain begins events marking 50 years since dictator Franco's death
"Let's celebrate that in 1975, Spanish society decided ... In the three-year civil war that followed, Paul Preston, a British historian and leading Franco expert, estimates some 200,000 people ...
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Spain’s government marks 50 years since Franco died
On November 20th 1975 Francisco Franco, who had ruled Spain for almost ... the dictator’s grandiose monument to his victory in the Spanish civil war, and their reburial in a quiet cemetery.