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INSANE: Spain exhumes remains of fascist leader primo de rivera | Vintage Vibes

Spanish police guard the entrance of San Isidro Cemetery before the arrival of the exhumed remains of José Antonio Primo de Rivera [Juan Medina/Reuters]

The remains of José Antonio Primo de Rivera, the founder of the Falange party, are being removed from a grand basilica to be buried in a low-key family grave as part of Spain’s efforts to stop the glorification of its fascist past.

Monday’s exhumation comes six months after Spain passed a law aimed at tackling the legacy of the 1936-39 civil war and decades of dictatorship that followed.

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