At the vast monument in the mountains north of Madrid where the dictator Francisco Franco was once buried, a long, orderly queue is forming. Standing beneath the 150m stone cross that crowns this ...

8, 2025 (Europa Press photo by Eduardo Parra via AP). This year marks 50 years since Spain’s former dictator Francisco Franco died, ending his 36-year iron grip on the country and giving way to ...

Edvin Francisco Franco had to leave behind his new wife and ... according to family and military officials. The 25-year-old sergeant was on his third deployment since joining the Army in 2018 ...