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Benedictines vow to stay at Spanish civil war site The monks have long overseen the site, located in the Valley of the Fallen near Madrid Updated: July 23, 2021 05:04 AM GMT Trending The Valley of the Fallen, located in the municipality of San Lorenzo de El Escorial in Spain, is both a memorial and basilica conceived by former dictator General Franco, who is buried within the mountain. (Photo: Wikipedia) A community of Benedictine monks has vowed to continue ministering at a Spanish civil w...

La Ley de Memoria Democrática amenaza nombres “franquistas” en cuarteles y unidades militares La Ley de Memoria Democrática amenaza nombres “franquistas” en cuarteles y unidades militares Calles del arsenal de Ferrol dedicadas a marinos del bando sublevado de la Guerra Civil, la bandera de la Legión “Comandante Franco”... podrían ser rebautizadas photo_camera Desfile de la Armada en el Arsenal de Ferrol. Fecha 14/07/21 Archivado en access_time 1:02 El cambio de ministros del Gob...

Researchers have been excavating a mass grave in a ravine near Granada, Spain They have found remains of people thought to have been shot sometime in 1936 It is thought they were killed as part of reprisals by the nationalist Franco regime Its hoped that by excavating the site they will be able to identify the remains and help bring closure to people still searching for relatives lost during the civil war

The Politics of Memory by Stanley G. Payne, First Things, May 2021 In January 2020, the Socialist government of Spain, led by Pedro Sánchez, proposed a bill of profound cultural and political significance: a “Law of Historical and Democratic Memory.” If adopted, this law will bring to completion a twenty-year effort on the part of the Spanish left to limit speech and reshape civic life. It would establish a national “Council of Memory,” an organ of state comprising public officials as ...

...The cross of St. Michael is seen in Montserrat, Spain, Feb. 3, 2019. Spanish lawyers have taken action to prevent the removal of crosses by local officials, after claims that Christian symbols are linked with the countrys former dictatorship. (CNS photo/Susana Vera, Reuters) ...A large cross is pictured above the mausoleum where the tomb of former Spanish dictator Gen. Francisco Franco was located in the Valley of the Fallen near Madrid...

A group of Spanish lawyers has launched petitions and lawsuits to prevent the removal of crosses by local officials, after claims that Christian symbols are linked with the country's former dictatorship.

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