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 ...

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 ...

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.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during an event launching a yearlong commemoration of 50 years of democracy since Franco’s death, in Madrid, Spain, Jan. 8, 2025 (Europa Press photo ...