https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Spanish military has suspended an army officer for taking his troops for a blessing at the former burial site of dictator Francisco Franco, military sources said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20220602/blessing-at-former-franco-gravesite-sparks-spanish-army-probe Thu, 02 Jun 2022 18:58:02 +0200 blessing-at-former-franco-gravesite-sparks-spanish-army-probe More than 200,000 Spaniards have signed a petition filed in parliament on Thursday asking the government to ban the National Francisco Franco Foundation (FNFF), which glorifies Spain's former dictator. https://www.thelocal.es/20171124/over-200000-spaniards-call-for-ban-of-franco-foundation Fri, 24 Nov 2017 10:14:25 +0100 over-200000-spaniards-call-for-ban-of-franco-foundation A Spanish university professor’s search for fossils took an unexpected turn this week when he came across an undetonated shell from the Civil War. https://www.thelocal.es/20160916/spanish-man-digs-up-civil-war-bomb-on-fossil-hunt Fri, 16 Sep 2016 14:41:40 +0200 spanish-man-digs-up-civil-war-bomb-on-fossil-hunt An advocacy group for victims is demanding the exhumation of Gen Francisco Franco from his tomb insisting that Spanish taxpayers should not be paying for its upkeep. https://www.thelocal.es/20160518/victims-group-offers-to-dig-up-dictator-franco Wed, 18 May 2016 15:35:14 +0200 victims-group-offers-to-dig-up-dictator-franco Campaigning lawyer Baltasar Garzón has called for late dictator Francisco Franco's remains to be removed from their official resting place, where he still lies next to thousands of his victims. https://www.thelocal.es/20151119/petition-franco-dig-up-tomb-spain-dictatorship-anniversary Thu, 19 Nov 2015 18:13:28 +0100 petition-franco-dig-up-tomb-spain-dictatorship-anniversary Manuela Carmena, the new left-wing mayor of Madrid, is set to get rid of all street signs bearing references to the late dictator Francisco Franco, replacing them with the names of illustrious women and local heroes. https://www.thelocal.es/20150706/madrid-mayor-to-rid-city-of-franco Mon, 06 Jul 2015 17:49:53 +0200 madrid-mayor-to-rid-city-of-franco The Spanish government has blocked the declassification of archives dating from the Spanish Civil War and subsequent fascist dictatorship of Francisco Franco arguing that it is of low importance. https://www.thelocal.es/20150625/government-rejects-making-franco-era-documents-public Thu, 25 Jun 2015 12:44:18 +0200 government-rejects-making-franco-era-documents-public An ill-advised photo of officers from the Spanish Civil Guard posing in front of a statue of the fascist dictator Francisco Franco raised more than a few eyebrows across Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20150612/viva-franco-civil-guard-photo-sparks-fury Fri, 12 Jun 2015 16:35:07 +0200 viva-franco-civil-guard-photo-sparks-fury April 1st 1939 brought about the end of the nearly three-year, bloody civil war that even entangled Nazi Germany, and also ushered in the reign of dictator Francisco Franco. https://www.thelocal.es/20150401/spanish-civil-war-ends-franco-moves-to-power Wed, 01 Apr 2015 17:22:51 +0200 spanish-civil-war-ends-franco-moves-to-power A maverick Catholic church in southern Spain has shocked locals by erecting a statue of former Spanish dictator Francisco Franco with a halo. https://www.thelocal.es/20141008/rogue-church-shocks-with-saint-franco-statue Wed, 08 Oct 2014 12:26:00 +0200 rogue-church-shocks-with-saint-franco-statue Spain's National Court on Friday rejected Argentina's request for a retired Spanish policeman to be extradited on alleged charges against humanity, arguing the statute of limitations for the crimes had expired. https://www.thelocal.es/20140425/spain-rejects-extradition-of-franco-era-torturer-argentina-human-rights Fri, 25 Apr 2014 18:33:00 +0200 spain-rejects-extradition-of-franco-era-torturer-argentina-human-rights Hundreds of people marched through the streets of Madrid on Monday to protest against Spain's scandal-tainted monarchy and demand the return of a democratically elected head of state. https://www.thelocal.es/20140415/we-dont-want-a-king-imposed-by-a-dictator Tue, 15 Apr 2014 10:42:00 +0200 we-dont-want-a-king-imposed-by-a-dictator A Spanish mayor has stunned residents of his town by changing the name of a local street back to 'Generalissimo', an honorific reserved for Spain's former dictator Francisco Franco. https://www.thelocal.es/20140409/franco-street-spanish-town-turns-back-clock-2 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 12:23:00 +0200 franco-street-spanish-town-turns-back-clock-2 The prime minister who helped lead post-Franco Spain to democracy, 81-year-old Adolfo Suarez, is gravely ill in a Madrid hospital and may not survive the weekend, his son said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140321/spains-first-pm Fri, 21 Mar 2014 13:05:00 +0100 spains-first-pm Spain's most populous region, Andalusia, on Tuesday announced measures to step up the search for the remains of people who went missing during the 1936-39 civil war and the rule of General Francisco Franco. https://www.thelocal.es/20140313/spanish-region-steps-up-search-for-franco-victims Thu, 13 Mar 2014 10:23:00 +0100 spanish-region-steps-up-search-for-franco-victims The 38th anniversary of the death of Spain's fascist dictator Francisco Franco was marked by both right-wing and anti-fascist demonstrations in Spain on Saturday and Sunday. The legacy of the former leader continues to divide Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20131125/pro-franco-supporters-protest-in-madrid Mon, 25 Nov 2013 10:46:00 +0100 pro-franco-supporters-protest-in-madrid Thirty-eight years after the dictator Francisco Franco died, Spaniards remain divided over the final resting place of his body, which lies in a controversial monument carved into a mountain near Madrid. https://www.thelocal.es/20131121/dead-dictator-continues-to-divide-spain Thu, 21 Nov 2013 10:36:14 +0100 dead-dictator-continues-to-divide-spain Spanish socialist party PSOE is calling for the remains of Spain’s fascist dictator Francisco Franco to be exhumed from the Valley of the Fallen claiming that "the perpetrator of a totalitarian regime" should not be kept in a basilica. https://www.thelocal.es/20131030/dig-up-dictator-franco-spanish-socialists Wed, 30 Oct 2013 13:51:00 +0100 dig-up-dictator-franco-spanish-socialists Spain's Catholic Church beatified 522 "martyrs" on Sunday, mostly clerics killed during the Spanish Civil War, prompting fury from Franco-era victims' groups who say the honour "legitimized" his dictatorship. https://www.thelocal.es/20131014/pope-praises-spains-522-pro-franco-martyrs Mon, 14 Oct 2013 11:22:00 +0200 pope-praises-spains-522-pro-franco-martyrs The Spanish Government needs to do more to investigate the disappearance of people during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, United Nations (UN) experts warned on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20131001/un-urges-spain-to-act-on-franco-era-crimes Tue, 01 Oct 2013 18:35:00 +0200 un-urges-spain-to-act-on-franco-era-crimes