A new history and a memoir by the former King of Spain offer clues as to how a dictator with few qualities was able to remain in power so long ...

Spain has received a surge of citizenship applications from descendants of emigrants who fled the country's 1930s civil war ...

Last week marked 50 years since the death of Francisco Franco, the fascist dictator of Spain from the end of the Spanish Civil War in 1939 until his death in 1975. How does a democracy handle the ...

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 what has been widely lauded as a model transition to ...

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday presided over the first in a year-long series of events to mark 50 years since the death of dictator Francisco Franco, with a ...

The Law of Democratic Memory has unleashed an avalanche of applications for Spanish nationality, with more than 1 million ...

As Spain marks half a century since the death of General Francisco Franco this week, a significant number of young people now view the brutal Spanish dictator in a positive light. Far from being ...

Santiago Abascal, leader of the Spanish far-right party Vox, speaks during the Europa Viva 24 convention of far-right leaders, in Madrid, Spain, May 20, 2025 (Sipa photo by Alberto Gardin via AP ...

A spike in support for Spain's far right is reviving memories of late dictator Francisco Franco and burnishing his legacy ...

Today is the 50th anniversary of the death of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco – and, as revisionist takes on his regime proliferate on social media, the Spanish government is making a concerted ...