As a young army officer, Franco was sent to fight a colonial war in Morocco, where he learned the brutal style of warfare that would mark his career. At 33, Franco was the youngest general in all ...

The burial place of Spain's fascist dictator General Francisco Franco has been the subject of fierce debate for decades. But the final chapter in this long saga is approaching. The government says ...

Spain’s conservative opposition will boycott the start of official commemorations marking the 50th anniversary of right-wing dictator Francisco Franco ... The general overthrew a democratic ...

The far-right Vox party had argued against removing the statue The last statue of General Francisco Franco on Spanish soil has been removed, after the tiny enclave of Melilla voted to take down ...

The Spanish state on Thursday took over former dictator General Francisco Franco's summer palace, complete with its vast art trove, and evicted his heirs as part of the leftist government's ...

United Nations has called for Spain to overturn a 1977 amnesty law that pardons crimes committed during the 36-year dictatorship of General Francisco Franco. Hundreds of thousands of people died ...