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A Housing Crisis for Spain’s Center-Left Government
In Spain, rents have risen 74% over the last decade, with even steeper rises in the main cities. The Socialist-led government ...
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The recovered newsreels that recounted the Spanish Civil War in the US: ‘A divided nation threatens to destroy itself’
A foundation is digitizing the nearly 300 films that the Hearst Corporation recorded during the conflict and were shown in ...
Ranked: Spain’s best bucket-list attractions
From stunning art museums to breathtaking religious buildings, here are the things you need to see and do in Spain before you ...
A button and a buckle: the memory of Franco's firing squads 85 years on
Josefina Fortea, 92, was seven when her father Jose, a farm labourer, faced a firing squad sent by General Francisco Franco.
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Unburying the Past: Families Reclaim Franco-Era Victims
Eighty-five years after her father's execution by Franco's forces, Josefina Fortea receives his remains, bringing closure to her family. The story sheds light on Spain's ongoing struggle to reckon ...
Franco's victims' families recover remains from mass grave 85 years on
Josefina Fortea, 92, was seven when her father Jose, a farm labourer, faced a firing squad sent by General Francisco Franco.
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Chile: Rodrigo Cuevas, Spanish singer: Franco's dictatorship “appropriated” folklore
Singer Rodrigo Cuevas, who is revolutionizing the Spanish music scene, tells EFE that folklore has been cornered for many ...
Spain’s Prime Minister Brings Francisco Franco Back
Welcome to the weekend issue of Brussels Edition, Bloomberg’s daily briefing on what matters most in the heart of the European Union. Join us on Saturdays for deeper dives from our bureaus across ...
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Understanding Orwell on the Lesser Evil
“Five years later, Orwell published an essay called ‘Looking Back on the Spanish War,’ in which he states, ‘War is evil, and ...
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Royal Mint salutes George Orwell as a man of vision
George Orwell is commemorated on the 75th anniversary of his death with a series of coins from the Royal Mint in several ...
On This Day: Moscow airport suicide bombing kills 37
On Jan. 24, 2011, a suicide bomb attack at Moscow's Domodedovo airport international arrival gate killed 37 people and ...