Francisco Franco
Galicia Asks Franco Family to Open House to Public
A row has broken out over a country house donated to the then Spanish dictator Francisco Franco as authorities try to force his daughter to open its doors to the public.
Franco's Courts to Be Declared Illegitimate, Says Leftist Coalition
Spain's governing Socialists are to pass a law declaring the political courts that operated under dictator General Francisco Franco to be illegitimate, thus opening the way for thousands of sentences to be declared null, according to Spanish politicians.
Alleged Franco Paintings Withdrawn From Auction
Three oils purportedly painted by the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco have been withdrawn from an auction after a lawyer for his family said they could not have been his work.
For Sale: Three Works By the Painter Also Called Franco
They may not be worth as much as the Rubens due to go under the hammer at a Spanish auction house next month but all eyes will be on three mediocre oils painted by an amateur, a young officer in the Spanish army.
Silence Over Franco Broken By New Spanish Generation
Spain is suffering from collective amnesia about the rule of fascist dictator General Francisco Franco, according to the makers of a controversial documentary released last week. The film, Between The Dictator and Me, will fuel demands that something be done to compensate Franco's victims...
Pro-Franco History Tops Bestseller List
A revisionist history book praising the former Spanish dictator General Francisco Franco has shot to the top of the bestseller list in Spain on the 30th anniversary of his death.
Call to Cleanse Spain of Franco
Spain's parliament yesterday petitioned the Socialist government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero to remove the remaining symbols of General Francisco Franco's dictatorship from public buildings. A motion urged the government to "proceed with the removal, in the shortest possible...
Spain Offers Justice at Last to Victims of Franco's Tribunals
Sixty-five years after the civil war ended, and almost 30 years after the death of General Francisco Franco, Spain yesterday set about restoring the honour of tens of thousands who gave their lives for the losing side. The Socialist government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero...
Franco's Last Aide Aims to Soldier on
The only Francoist minister still active in Spanish politics, Manuel Fraga, announced yesterday that he will seek re-election as premier of Galicia region, in the north-west. Mr Fraga, 81, was General Francisco Franco's minister of information and tourism in the 1960s and remained loyal...
Pro-Franco book a bestseller in Spain
A controversial, revisionist history of the Spanish civil war which claims it was sparked by a leftwing revolution and that Winston Churchill was crueller than General Francisco Franco has proved a surprise publishing success.
Three oils purportedly painted by the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco have been withdrawn from an auction after a lawyer for his family said they could not have been his work.
For Sale: Three Works By the Painter Also Called Franco
They may not be worth as much as the Rubens due to go under the hammer at a Spanish auction house next month but all eyes will be on three mediocre oils painted by an amateur, a young officer in the Spanish army.
Silence Over Franco Broken By New Spanish Generation
Spain is suffering from collective amnesia about the rule of fascist dictator General Francisco Franco, according to the makers of a controversial documentary released last week. The film, Between The Dictator and Me, will fuel demands that something be done to compensate Franco's victims...
Pro-Franco History Tops Bestseller List
A revisionist history book praising the former Spanish dictator General Francisco Franco has shot to the top of the bestseller list in Spain on the 30th anniversary of his death.
Call to Cleanse Spain of Franco
Spain's parliament yesterday petitioned the Socialist government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero to remove the remaining symbols of General Francisco Franco's dictatorship from public buildings. A motion urged the government to "proceed with the removal, in the shortest possible...
Spain Offers Justice at Last to Victims of Franco's Tribunals
Sixty-five years after the civil war ended, and almost 30 years after the death of General Francisco Franco, Spain yesterday set about restoring the honour of tens of thousands who gave their lives for the losing side. The Socialist government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero...
Franco's Last Aide Aims to Soldier on
The only Francoist minister still active in Spanish politics, Manuel Fraga, announced yesterday that he will seek re-election as premier of Galicia region, in the north-west. Mr Fraga, 81, was General Francisco Franco's minister of information and tourism in the 1960s and remained loyal...
Pro-Franco book a bestseller in Spain
A controversial, revisionist history of the Spanish civil war which claims it was sparked by a leftwing revolution and that Winston Churchill was crueller than General Francisco Franco has proved a surprise publishing success.