Franco’s greatest contribution to contemporary art came in a perverse manner. In 1936, he led troops against Spain’s democratically elected government igniting the Spanish Civil War which ...
He joined a military coup, fought ruthlessly in the Spanish Civil War, and emerged as the dictator of Spain. For almost 40 years, Franco worked to transform the country into a bastion of tradition.
Eighty-five years after her father's execution by Franco's forces, Josefina Fortea receives his remains, bringing closure to her family. The story sheds light on Spain's ongoing struggle to reckon ...