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 ...

Learn how Francisco Franco used the tactics of colonial war to win control of Spain. Driven by a deeply conservative vision, he used torture, murder and incarceration to transform Spanish Society.

Know more • As Spain prepares to mark the 50th anniversary of dictator Francisco Franco's death and the return of democracy, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced a year-long program of events ...

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 ...

Defending series champions Spain looked dominant in the second day ... over Canada and France in an exciting final in sunny San Francisco bay. It was the Spaniards' first victory of the season ...