A s historic turning-points go, it was squalid. On November 20th 1975 Francisco Franco, who had ruled Spain for almost 40 ...

This week, Socialist prime minister Pedro Sánchez opened the series of official events, under the banner Spain ... “They go back to the Spain of Franco but most of us are looking forward ...

Under the slogan "Spain at Liberty", the centre-left government commemorated the country's transition to a parliamentary democracy at a packed auditorium in Madrid's Reina Sofia Museum.

Under the slogan “Spain at Liberty”, the centre-left government ... at a packed auditorium in Madrid’s Reina Sofia Museum. Franco died in 1975, aged 82, after ruling Spain for nearly four ...

As Spain prepares to mark the 50th anniversary of dictator Francisco Franco's death and the return of democracy, fascism is returning around the world. It's proof, as philosopher Walter Benjamin said, ...

Operating under the banner 'Spain at Liberty,' the center-left government celebrated the nation's transition to parliamentary democracy at a fully attended gathering in Madrid's Reina Sofia Museum.

Under the slogan “Spain at Liberty”, the centre-left government commemorated the country’s transition to a parliamentary democracy at a packed auditorium in Madrid’s Reina Sofia Museum. Franco died in ...

Franco rose to power in 1939 following a three year long military battle against the democratically chosen republican government, and in the years under his control, Spain became a breeding ground for ...

Remembering Franco's death was "positive" because today's Spain "does not keep in mind the importance of recovering a democratic system in 1977 and being able to consolidate it", he said.