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Spain’s Belchite was destroyed in the 1937 Civil War, but archaeologists are still finding bullets, trenches and personal belongings beneath its ruins

On the edge of Zaragoza province, the remains of Belchite sit among dry grass and scrub, their broken walls exposed to the weather. Towers rise without roofs, doorways lead nowhere and sections of masonry have been left much as they were after the fighting. A newer settlement stands nearby, separated…

The Times of India

How the Spanish Civil War turned Belchite into a ghost town: Inside the Spanish settlement frozen in the aftermath

In the heart of Spain, Belchite offers a poignant glimpse into the devastation of the Spanish Civil War. After experiencing catastrophic destruction, General Francisco Franco opted to preserve the town's ruins as a stark reminder of the era. Now, Belchite draws visitors eager to understand the heavy toll of this…

The Economic Times

Revealed: history of Spain’s fearless 1970s trans-rights political collective

Pioneering activists risked arrest and imprisonment amid lingering persecution after Franco dictatorship

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Does today mark the 90th anniversary of the real start of the Second World War?

A KEY DATE IN HISTORY: Exactly nine decades ago, a war in south-west Europe started in which the Germans perfected their weaponry and tactics, David Keys explains

The Independent UK

Spain’s schools are still glossing over the Spanish civil war and the Franco dictatorship. How do we teach these crucial events properly?

The Spanish civil war lasted from 1936 to 1939, and led to the repressive Francisco Franco dictatorship, which lasted until 1975. Today, 90 years after the war broke out, it remains a traumatic, controversial part of Spain’s collective memory, and still weighs heavily on ideological and political debates.

The Conversation

Nigel Farage compared to Francisco Franco in Gaelic and Scots crackdown row

PROPOSALS by Reform UK to criminalise election materials produced in Gaelic and Scots have been blasted by speakers, with the party being accused of…

The National (Scotland)

On This Day in History, July 1: Terminator 2 premiers, Dominion of Canada is formed, Bretton Woods Conference opens, Hong Kong returns to China, Sony Walkman debuts, Princess Diana is born and other key events

On This Day in History, July 1 marks a date shaped by major military campaigns, nation-building, scientific breakthroughs and cultural milestones. The Battle of the Somme began, the Dominion of Canada was formed, the Bretton Woods Conference opened, Hong Kong returned to China, Sony introduced the Walkman and Princess Diana…

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Pope to find a secularized, polarized Spain where the Catholic Church has a complex legacy

Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Spain will bring the American pontiff to a traditional center of European Christianity, where the Catholic Church has a complex legacy and the Socialist-led government is in a political crisis

The Independent UK

Family’s 90-year search for answers after father vanished in Francoist uprising – photo essay

The photojournalist Roberto Palomo has worked on this personal project for five years, researching the life of his great-grandfather who went missing during Franco’s repression, the recovery process of his remains and the effects of traumatic memory on the descendants

The Guardian - UK

Spanish ex-PM Zapatero under investigation for alleged influence peddling, court says

This is the first time that a former Spanish prime minister has been placed under formal investigation since the country returned to democracy following the death of longtime dictator Francisco Franco in 1975.

Euronews

Spain has banned Francoist symbols. So why are there still kitsch cafes glorifying the dictator?

These unsettling and unusual places tell a vivid story about the unique way that Spain deals with its past – or fails to, says food writer and chef Abbas Asaria

The Guardian - UK

Sketches of Spain at arms: Sim, the anarchist illustrator who drew the civil war from the frontline

His powerful sketches of street battles and wearied soldiers brought the conflict to the world. A new show in Barcelona celebrates his contribution

The Guardian - UK

Spanish politicians clash over request to move Picasso’s Guernica

Madrid and Basque government leaders call each other ‘provincial’ in dispute over the artwork

The Guardian - UK

The 'hoax' of the Nazi time zone in Spain: it robs us of sleep but aligns us with Europe

Much has been written about the fact that Spain adheres to CET, rather than being on Greenwich Mean Time, the same zone as the United Kingdom and Portugal. It's widely believed to be the result of a gesture from Franco to Hitler. Although not true, Spain is still torn between…

Euronews

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Salon

What activists can learn from France now

The left should look to France’s Yellow Vest movement to see the dangers of violent escalation

The Guardian - UK

Disgraced Juan Carlos wants to return from exile a hero. But Spain’s murky history still dogs him

The ex-king has been stranded in Abu Dhabi after a series of scandals. Now newly released files support his claim to have saved Spanish democracy, says historian Giles Tremlett

The Guardian - UK

Spain to formally pardon 53 women incarcerated by Franco regime

Thousands of girls were locked up by Board for the Protection of Women for ‘rehabilitation’

Euronews

Spain releases secret 1981 coup documents after 45 years

Spain has published 153 declassified documents on the 1981 23-F coup, revealing orders to shoot to kill and King Juan Carlos I’s role in stopping it.

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The Guardian - UK

Madrid museum shuffles its pack charting decades of rapid change in Spain

Reina Sofía’s three-year rehang of works by artists from Spain and beyond is billed as a ‘critical reinterpretation’

The Conversation

What Franco’s fascist regime in Spain can teach us about today’s America

Minneapolis residents say they feel besieged under what some are calling a fascist occupation. Thousands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been swarming a city whose vast majority in 2024 did not vote for Donald Trump – or for a paramilitary roundup of its diverse population.

Euronews

Spain overwhelmed by 2.3 million citizenship applications from Franco-era descendants

The Law of Democratic Memory has unleashed an avalanche of applications for Spanish nationality, with more than 1 million files already initiated and another 1.3 million pending processing. Madrid's consular network, with 178 offices worldwide, is facing collapse.

Radio France Internationale

German president visits Spanish town of Guernica, hit by Nazi bombs in 1937

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday became the first German head of state to visit the Spanish town of Guernica, where Nazi bombers killed hundreds of civilians in 1937.

The Guardian - AU

Five Great Reads: what AI doesn’t know; Epstein’s influence; and the media gossip saga that won’t quit

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey

The Guardian - UK

Spain has too rosy a view of Franco’s regime. Let’s remind ourselves of its horrors

Little is taught about the murderous, incompetent dictatorship – and now almost one in five young people say Franco was good for the country, says historian Giles Tremlett

Radio France Internationale

Ghost of Franco still haunts Spanish politics, 50 years on

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 leftist government has announced hundreds of events throughout the year to mark the restoration of democracy.

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