Following a long legal battle, the Spanish Supreme Court decided to exhume Franco’s remains as one of several actions recently taken by the country to break with its fascist past — but the country remains divided over Franco’s legacy.
Radical right political parties have made gains all across Europe, gaining strength and political power. But in Spain, the far right is faring less well. Extremists have failed to capitalize on the economic crisis and joblessness to gain followers.
Testimony of Franco-era Victims Heard for the First Time in Spain
A Spanish judge has opened a criminal investigation into alleged crimes against humanity committed under General Francisco Franco during and after Spain’s Civil war in the 1930s. The World’s Gerry Hadden reports.
The mystery behind the death of one of Spain’s greatest writers may soon be unearthed. Federico Garcia Lorca was killed in 1936 at the start of the Spanish Civil War.
