Historical Memory Law

General Franco's face on the side of a red flower pot at his grave.

In the shadow of Franco’s legacy, Spain faces its fascist history

History

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. 

The World

Garcia Lorca may be exhumed

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