The professor of contemporary history has published a new biography of the dictator, a solid portrait that covers everything ...

PATERNA, Spain (Reuters) - Josefina Fortea, 92, was seven when her father Jose, a farm labourer, faced a firing squad sent by General Francisco Franco. While she hardly knew him, receiving his ...

faced a firing squad sent by General Francisco Franco. While she hardly knew him, receiving his remains 85 years later has brought some comfort. The remains of 18 people executed by soldiers and ...

Learn how Francisco Franco used the tactics of colonial war to win control of Spain. Driven by a deeply conservative vision, he used torture, murder and incarceration to transform Spanish Society.

Españoles, Franco ha muerto.” With that announcement, in 1975, the people of Spain learned that Francisco Franco, the general-turned-dictator, had died. He’d been at the helm of an authoritarian ...

As examples of those who successfully fought against “unhumans,” they cited Francisco Franco, Spain’s fascist tyrant, and Augusto Pinochet, Chile’s fascist despot. These two men each led a ...

Hundreds of thousands died or disappeared during Spain's civil war and Franco’s subsequent 36-year dictatorship United Nations has called for Spain to overturn a 1977 amnesty law that pardons ...

John Franco, 1 of just 4 people to serve as Mets captain, elaborates on why he believes Francisco Lindor should get the job. He also talks about leadership and the previous captain, David Wright ...

Josefina Fortea, 92, was seven when her father Jose, a farm labourer, faced a firing squad sent by General Francisco Franco. While she hardly knew him, receiving his remains 85 years later has ...