Spain Confronts Far-Right Past by Exhuming Fascist Leader's Remains

The remains of fascist leader Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera were exhumed from a mountainside mausoleum and reburied in a city cemetery in a private family ceremony, as part of Spain's effort to prevent the glorification of its totalitarian past. The move has angered the far-right movement, which sees Primo de Rivera and General Franco as nationalist heroes. Spain's socialist government plans to convert the site into a lasting tribute to the 500,000 people killed during the civil war. The exhumation is part of Spain's process of establishing its "democratic memory."