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Inside Europe - Spain grapples with historical memory

Guy HedgecoeAugust 19, 2015

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the death of Francisco Franco, the right-wing dictator who ruled Spain after winning its civil war in 1939 until his death in 1975. Spain is now a modern democracy but many feel there are still too many reminders of the Franco years which glorify the dictator. Guy Hedgecoe visited the largest and most notorious symbol of Francoism.

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