Spain fires captain whose soldiers knelt at Franco memorial
2 years, 6 months ago

Spain fires captain whose soldiers knelt at Franco memorial

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Spain's armed forces have fired an army captain after a video showed some 30 soldiers of the officer's unit kneeling in front of the Valley of the Fallen mausoleum, the most potent existing symbol of the dictatorship of the late Gen. Francisco Franco. Many people viewed the video as tarnishing Spain's claim to be a secular state, and several political parties have demanded an explanation from Defense Minister Marita Robles. That decision fulfilled a decades-old desire of many in Spain who considered Franco's mausoleum an affront to his victims and to Spain's standing as a modern democratic state.

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Spain rules Franco regime “illegal” in new memory law
2 years, 5 months ago

Spain rules Franco regime “illegal” in new memory law

Associated Press  

MADRID — Spain’s lower house of parliament has approved a new historical memory law that declares illegal the regime of former dictator Gen. Francisco Franco and makes the central government responsible for the recovery of the bodies of tens of thousands of people missing from the Spanish Civil War and the dictatorship. Outlawing the nearly 40-year Franco regime that emerged …

Spain removes last statue of General Franco
3 years, 10 months ago

Spain removes last statue of General Franco

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Spain’s last statue honouring General …

Last statue of dictator Francisco Franco removed from Spanish soil
3 years, 10 months ago

Last statue of dictator Francisco Franco removed from Spanish soil

CNN  

CNN — The last public statue of Spain’s former dictator, Francisco Franco, was removed from Spanish soil on Tuesday. Workers took away the statue, which stood on a street in Melilla, a Spanish enclave in Morocco, after the local assembly approved its removal Monday, the local Socialist party, which is part of the ruling coalition in the regional government, said …

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