Francisco Franco16 Nov 2025My mum was a 17-year-old free spirit - so she was locked up and put in a comaMarina's mother was held against her will in a convent in 1960s Spain under Franco's regime.16 Nov 202524 Apr 2023Spain exhumes fascist leader Primo de RiveraThe remains of the fascist leader who inspired General Franco are removed from a giant mausoleum.24 Apr 202321 Jul 2021Soldier statue reignites Spanish row over fascismSpain's legionnaires symbolised fascism, but Madrid may soon have a statue honouring them.21 Jul 202124 Feb 2021Last Franco statue on Spanish soil removedWorkers carry away the monument of the fascist dictator in the Spanish enclave of Melilla.24 Feb 2021
