Spain’s ‘memory’ bill: digging up the agonies of the past

New bill will advance search for mass graves and probe crimes against humanity committed under Franco’s regime

Protesters hold a banner with pictures of missing people from the Franco era
Descendants of Franco’s victims are still fighting to find out what happened to their relatives
(Image credit: Pacific Press/Getty Images)

It’s 83 years since the end of the Spanish civil war, and 47 years since the dictator General Franco, who rose to power in 1936 and governed with an iron fist until 1975, breathed his last. Yet that bloody period in our history continues to haunt our nation, said Isaac Rosa on El Diario (Madrid).

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up