The Local Spain 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 Spain court rejects probe into Franco-era torture claim A Barcelona court said Wednesday that it has rejected a claim by a Spanish man who says he was tortured by police during the Franco dictatorship. https://www.thelocal.es/20231012/spain-court-rejects-probe-into-franco-era-torture-claim Thu, 12 Oct 2023 11:02:07 +0200 spain-court-rejects-probe-into-franco-era-torture-claim Spain to relocate remains of Franco's fascist allies to more low-key graves Spain is planning to relocate the remains of Antonio Primo de Rivera and Gonzalo Queipo de Llano, two far-right figures linked to the Spanish civil war who are buried in grandiose sites. https://www.thelocal.es/20221007/spain-to-relocate-remains-of-francos-fascist-allies-to-more-low-key-graves Fri, 07 Oct 2022 14:03:17 +0200 spain-to-relocate-remains-of-francos-fascist-allies-to-more-low-key-graves 'Sold for €725': What happened to Spain's stolen babies? When the bones of her twin sister who died at birth were exhumed, María José Robles's worst fears were confirmed: their DNA didn't match, suggesting she was one of the newborns snatched during the Franco dictatorship. https://www.thelocal.es/20221006/sold-for-e725-what-happened-to-spains-stolen-babies Thu, 06 Oct 2022 11:50:36 +0200 sold-for-e725-what-happened-to-spains-stolen-babies Blessing at former Franco gravesite sparks Spanish army probe 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