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Franco's Legacy Continues to Influence Young Spaniards Half a Century Later

Fifty years after Franco's death, some young Spaniards are romanticizing his regime, influenced by social media and a lack of comprehensive history education, which leads to misconceptions about his dictatorship and its brutal repression. Surveys show a significant portion of youth view Franco positively, while political support shifts towards far-right parties that oppose revisiting Spain's Francoist past. Educators are working to fill knowledge gaps and raise awareness about the regime's true history to combat misinformation and foster critical thinking among young people.

via France 24|

#franco #history #history-education

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Spain Commences Exhumation of 128 Civil War Victims from Franco Mausoleum.

Forensic scientists have started exhuming the remains of 128 victims of the Spanish Civil War from the mausoleum of General Francisco Franco near Madrid. The exhumation is the first involving people whose bodies were moved from other parts of Spain after the 1936-1939 war and reburied without their families' consent in a monument built by Franco in the Valley of Cuelgamuros. The move is likely to make Franco's four-decade dictatorship, which still divides Spanish society, a topic of passionate discussion as Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez seeks reelection.

via Reuters|

#civil-war #election #exhumation

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Spain to Exhume 128 Civil War Victims in Historic Move.

Forensic scientists will begin the exhumation of 128 victims of the Spanish Civil War from a burial complex near Madrid, which includes the remains of some 34,000 people, many of them victims of Franco's regime. The exhumation is the first of its kind involving people whose bodies were moved from elsewhere after the war and reburied without their families' permission. The move follows the exhumation of the remains of dictator Francisco Franco and fascist Falange founder Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera, as part of a plan to convert the complex into a memorial to the 500,000 people killed during Spain's 1936-39 civil war.

via Voice of America - VOA News|

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Spain removes fascist leader's body from mausoleum in Madrid.

Spain will remove the body of fascist leader José Antonio Primo de Rivera from a mausoleum near Madrid as part of a plan to convert the Valley of the Fallen complex into a memorial for the victims of the country's civil war. Primo de Rivera was the founder of the Falange movement that supported the Francoist regime. His exhumation follows the removal of dictator Francisco Franco's remains in 2019. The government is also carrying out works to allow families to identify the remains of the 34,000 people buried anonymously in the mausoleum.

via CNN|

#civil-war #exhumation #fascism

politics2 years ago•2 min saved

Spain to remove fascist founder's remains from Madrid tomb.

Spain will exhumate the body of Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the fascist Falange movement, from a mausoleum near Madrid as part of a plan to convert the Valley of the Fallen complex built by Franco into a memorial to the 500,000 people killed during Spain's 1936-39 civil war. The exhumation follows the 2019 removal of the remains of dictator Francisco Franco. The government is currently carrying out works in the mausoleum to permit access to the crypts where 34,000 people's remains, many of them victims of Franco's regime, are buried anonymously, allowing families to identify their relatives.

via Reuters.com|

#civil-war #exhumation #fascism

politics2 years ago•4 min saved

Spain to remove fascist party founder's remains from basilica.

The remains of José Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the Falangist party, will be exhumed from the Valley of the Fallen mausoleum outside Madrid and reburied in a cemetery in the Spanish capital. The move follows the introduction of the Historical Memory law, which aims to bring justice, reparation, and dignity to the victims of the Spanish civil war and subsequent dictatorship. The basilica, partly built by political prisoners used as forced labor, is dedicated to the memory of all those killed on both sides in the 1936-39 conflict, but only two of the graves beneath the basilica’s 150-meter-high cross were ever marked: those of Franco and of Primo de Rivera.

via The Guardian|

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