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The Local'Franco did it': Five quirky ways the dictator shaped modern Spain
2025 marks 50 years since dictator Francisco Franco died, an event which propelled Spain into democracy and modernity. There are plenty of myths about what the fascist leader did for Spain, but here are five interesting ways in which he did change the country.
Coinciding with the anniversary of the coup d’état held last Thursday, July 17, 1936, the body of Enrique Fernández García, 113 victim of the Francoist repression in San Fernando, has been buried with his loved ones. The act took place in the cemetery of the town of Cadiz, after his identification by DNA thanks to the technical and research work of the Association for the Recovery of the Democratic, Social and Political Memory of San Fernando (A…
«Nothing is the same, nothing remains. Except the history and the morcilla of my land: they are done with blood, they are repeated» Ángel González Today is July 18th. Until recently, almost no one remembered the symbolic of that date. Now some, not so many, are determined to celebrate what should not be celebrated, although it should not be forgotten. There are stories of our history that it is good to know and that it is obligatory not to repea…
Exhumation and transfer of the remains of Franco Mobilizations in the Mingorrubio Cemetery Description of the mausoleum of Franco Objects and tributes in the mausoleum Flags in the mausoleum Testament and last message Religious images in the mausoleum Visits to the mausoleum of Franco Exhumation and transfer of the remains of Franco The remains of Franco rested for almost 44 years under a granite slab behind the main altar of the Basilica of the…
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