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Ángeles Flórez Peón, Spanish Civil War’s Last Militiawoman, Dies at 105

June 21, 2024June 22, 2024ADAM NOSSITERComments Off on Ángeles Flórez Peón, Spanish Civil War’s Last Militiawoman, Dies at 105

She was revered as an essential guardian of the country’s memory of war and repression long after the Franco dictatorship.

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Theme Park’s Selective History Appeals to a New Spanish Nationalism

July 20, 2023CONSTANT MEHEUTComments Off on Theme Park’s Selective History Appeals to a New Spanish Nationalism

Puy du Fou España has drawn visitors with spectacular shows about Spanish history. But part of its success lies in what goes unsaid.

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Spanish Vote Threatens Efforts to Recover Franco’s Victims

July 18, 2023July 18, 2023Constant Méheut and Samuel ArandaComments Off on Spanish Vote Threatens Efforts to Recover Franco’s Victims

Spain’s left-wing government has tried to accelerate exhumations of mass graves left from the dictatorship. If it wins Sunday’s election, the right may end that.

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Behind Kazakhstan Unrest, the ‘Strongman’s Dilemma’

January 7, 2022MAX FISHERComments Off on Behind Kazakhstan Unrest, the ‘Strongman’s Dilemma’

Since the Cold War’s end, most dictatorial governments have collapsed after their ruler’s departure.

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Josep Almudéver, 101, Dies; Last Known Veteran of International Brigades

May 30, 2021June 1, 2021RAPHAEL MINDERComments Off on Josep Almudéver, 101, Dies; Last Known Veteran of International Brigades

He was one of many of the Brigades’ volunteers who viewed Spain’s Civil War as a broader fight against the advance of Fascism across Europe.

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Ex-Military Officers Criticize Spain’s Government and Praise Franco

December 27, 2020RAPHAEL MINDERComments Off on Ex-Military Officers Criticize Spain’s Government and Praise Franco

The comments by former officers, and some current ones, struck a raw nerve in a country that had been ruled by a military dictatorship.

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Using a Law It Hates, Far Right in Spain Takes Aim at Franco’s Rivals

October 18, 2020October 19, 2020RAPHAEL MINDERComments Off on Using a Law It Hates, Far Right in Spain Takes Aim at Franco’s Rivals

Vox, an ultranationalist party in Madrid, is working to remove memorials to Socialist figures of the 1930s, calling the effort a warning that a “law of historical memory” should be abolished.

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Franco’s Remains Are Exhumed and Reburied After Bitter Battle

October 24, 2019October 24, 2019RAPHAEL MINDERComments Off on Franco’s Remains Are Exhumed and Reburied After Bitter Battle

The removal of the dictator’s remains from a basilica near Madrid, weeks before a national election in Spain, was denounced by some for stirring painful memories.

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Spain Is Exhuming Franco After Long and Bitter Battle

October 24, 2019RAPHAEL MINDERComments Off on Spain Is Exhuming Franco After Long and Bitter Battle

The removal of the dictator’s remains from a basilica near Madrid, weeks before a national election, was denounced by some for stirring painful memories.

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About to Exhume Franco, Spain Faces 33,000 Others Buried With Him

October 19, 2019October 19, 2019RAPHAEL MINDERComments Off on About to Exhume Franco, Spain Faces 33,000 Others Buried With Him

At the Valley of the Fallen, enemies and allies alike were buried near Spain’s former dictator, Francisco Franco, whose remains are about to be moved.

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