Remains Of Former Spanish Dictator Franco To Be Exhumed
October 24, 2019
12:28 pm
The remains of Francisco Franco, Spain’s former right-wing dictator, are due to be exhumed on Thursday, after a legal and political battle that raised divisive questions over his legacy.
The plan is to move Franco’s body, via helicopter, from a massive mausoleum in the so-called ‘Valley of the Fallen’, north-west of Madrid, to the Mingorrubio cemetery to the north of the city.
“The exhumation of Franco’s remains should help us reflect on what this means for the image of our country and for democracy,’’ the Deputy Premier, Carmen Calvo, wrote on Twitter.
Franco ruled Spain from 1939, when his …
