In his most recent work, ‘El periódico de la democracia,’ Javier Cercas recounts a personal history of the newspaper. This is ...

The totalitarian regimes which characterised much of Europe during the central decades of the twentieth century had a major impact on the urban landscape. These regimes founded and rebuilt cities ...

Spain is to formally pardon a group of 53 women who are among thousands who were incarcerated by the Franco regime on the grounds that they were supposedly “fallen or in danger of falling”. The women ...

At 6:23 p.m. on Feb. 23, 1981, Spain’s Congress of Deputies in Madrid, equivalent to the U.S. House of Representatives, was holding a roll-call vote to ratify a new prime minister. The atmosphere was ...

In Spain, far-right parties such as Vox have reiterated their allegiance to the dictator Francisco Franco, who died 50 years ago on 20 November, 1975. In a bid to counterbalance this, the country's ...

Half a century after Franco’s death, his legacy still sparks debate in Madrid. Portraits and memorabilia glorifying the dictator are sold at markets, attracting curious buyers, including young people.

A new Royal Decree in Spain paves the way for the creation of a state catalogue of Francoist symbols and vestiges**,** destined to be removed or redefined. The Minister of Territorial Policy and ...

(FILES) Spanish head of state General Francisco Franco (L) and prince Juan Carlos salute the crowd in Madrid in October 1975. Fifty years after General Franco death, which paved the way for Spain's ...