Josefina Fortea, 92, was seven when her father Jose, a farm labourer, faced a firing squad sent by General Francisco Franco.

Josefina Fortea, 92, was seven when her father Jose, a farm labourer, faced a firing squad sent by General Francisco Franco.

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 ...

Spain celebrates transition to democracy after dictator's death Fascist Francisco Franco died 50 years ago Sanchez warns against resurgence of far right in Europe Opposition resists government's ...

And neither should this despot who is enjoying growing prestige even outside Spain, among far right movements like the American Trumpists, who see in Franco an even more interesting historical ...

“They go back to the Spain of Franco but most of us are looking forward to a Spain without Sánchez.” The far-right Vox has voiced similar misgivings. The party’s spokesman José Antonio ...

Franco's death was the first step for Spain towards a complex democratic transition, which included several key moments, such as the first free elections after the de facto period on 15 June 1977 ...

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Spain’s conservative opposition will boycott the start of official commemorations marking the 50th anniversary of right-wing dictator Francisco Franco’s death, laying bare the enduring ...

As historic turning-points go, it was squalid. On November 20th 1975 Francisco Franco, who had ruled Spain for almost 40 years, was declared dead, his body already rotting. That eventually ushered ...

Under the slogan "Spain at Liberty", the centre-left government commemorated the country's transition to a parliamentary democracy at a packed auditorium in Madrid's Reina Sofia Museum.

Spain Begins Events Marking 50 Years Since Dictator Franco's Death By David Latona MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday presided over the first in a year-long ...