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Arecent visit to Spain found me once more “chasing” after Philippine artwork and objects in cities near Madrid, where I was ...
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A group of tourists were sitting at an outdoor table in the Spanish city of Barcelona, trying to enjoy their drinks, when a woman raised a cheap plastic water gun and shot ...
The humble water gun — the cheap, squirt-squirt variety — has become the weapon of choice and symbol of Spain's anti-tourism protests.
In 2022, a new "Democratic Memory Law" was introduced, to honour victims of the dictatorship and pressure local governments to eliminate regime symbols. Across Spain, change began to take hold.
Franco symbols mark Spanish streets 50 years after dictator's death Valentin BONTEMPS AFP May 23, 2025 Updated May 24, 2025 1 of 4 ...
Fifty years after the death of General Francisco Franco, thousands of monuments, plaques and street names honouring the dictator remain in place across Spain -- a legacy some believe has lingered far ...
Many symbols of the dictatorship remained untouched. Efforts to reckon with the past have gained traction in recent decades. In 2007, then-Socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero ...
After Franco's death, Spain underwent a transition to democracy. But a sweeping amnesty law passed by parliament in 1977 shielded both former regime officials and anti-Franco activists from ...
Fifty years after the death of General Francisco Franco, thousands of monuments, plaques and street names honouring the dictator remain in place across Spain -- a legacy some believe has lingered far ...