The ruling follows a yearlong judicial battle between the caretaker Socialist government and the dictator’s family.
Tag: Spanish Civil War (1936-39)
Franco’s Exhumation Is Delayed by Spanish Court
The Supreme Court put the government’s plan on hold indefinitely to give his relatives more time to pursue their appeal.
Madrid Dispatch: A Bar for Spain’s Radical Right, Run by a Chinese Immigrant
Franco died in 1975, but the dictator’s spirit lives on for a new generation at Bar Oliva in Madrid.
The Saturday Profile: This Old Basque Soldier Expected to Die 80 Years Ago
Condemned to death during the Spanish Civil War, José Moreno recently turned 100. He is recognized as the last Basque veteran of the conflict.