"The Francisco Franco dictatorship in Spain lasted almost 40 years, from his military invasion of the Second Spanish Republic in 1936 and three years of civil war to his death in the fall of 1975," ...

Spain's Supreme Court has ruled that the descendants of dictator Francisco Franco must return two valuable Romanesque statues to the northwestern city of Santiago de Compostela, according to a court ...

This year marks 50 years since Spain’s former dictator Francisco Franco died, ending his 36-year iron grip on the country and giving way to what has been widely lauded as a model transition to ...

He is wearing the red beret associated with the Carlist soldiers who fought on Franco’s side in the 1936-1939 civil war. He adds that the plans are “a propaganda campaign by the government and ...

Franco dictatorship splits Spain 50 years afer death Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced around 100 events in 2025 to “showcase the great transformation achieved” in the half ...

Remembering Franco's death was "positive" because today's Spain "does not keep in mind the importance of recovering a democratic system in 1977 and being able to consolidate it", he said.

Spain’s Culture Ministry is honoring its commitment to return some 5,126 works of art and artifacts seized under Francisco Franco’s rule after the end of the Spanish Civil War in 1939.

Spain’s Dictator Franco rules by a shrewd playing off of three groups: army, church and party. When the Nazis and Fascists rode high, Generalissimo Francisco Franco let his Falange ride high.

For instance, between 1994 and 1996, she hosted a variety show on Spain’s state-owned broadcaster TVE. And, from 2000 to 2005, she starred in a cooking show on public television in the region of ...

Then Franco’s civil guards marched into the shipyard and put out the strikers. Because they had broken their work contract (in Spain, as in Russia, any strike is illegal), the sit-downers were ...

Spain's government has begun closing down the Francisco Franco foundation, a non-profit organisation set up by sympathisers of the late dictator, Culture Minister Ernest Urtasun said on Thursday.

Pascua Militar, which translates to Military Easter, takes place annually on January 6 in the Throne Room of the Royal Palace in Madrid, Spain. The tradition dates back to the 18th century ...