Josefina Fortea, 92, was seven when her father Jose, a farm labourer, faced a firing squad sent by General Francisco Franco.

Josefina Fortea, 92, was seven when her father Jose, a farm labourer, faced a firing squad sent by General Francisco Franco.

The link to the exhumation and transfer of the remains of General Francisco Franco ... new generations to understand Spain's history." Spain relocates dictator Franco's remains Why is Spain ...

he was named “Generalissimo”—a general among generals. During the Civil War and later, as the ruler of Spain, Franco was single-minded in his drive to decimate the Spanish left. Under his ...

In Spain, far-right Vox is considered the living legacy of Franco, using the same narratives about Spanish identity and national origins. Despite losing seats at the last general elections in 2023 ...

The general overthrew a democratic republic ... Thomas told AFP. Remembering Franco's death was "positive" because today's Spain "does not keep in mind the importance of recovering a democratic ...

United Nations has called for Spain to overturn a 1977 amnesty law that pardons crimes committed during the 36-year dictatorship of General Francisco Franco. Hundreds of thousands of people died ...

Spain (Reuters) - Josefina Fortea, 92, was seven when her father Jose, a farm labourer, faced a firing squad sent by General Francisco Franco. While she hardly knew him, receiving his remains 85 ...