Spanish Dictator Francisco Franco's Remains Can Be Moved, Court Rules
Spain's high court handed a victory to the ruling Socialist party, which has been pushing for the fascist leader to be moved from from the Valley of the Fallen near Madrid.
by Brakkton Booker
Sep 24, 2019
2 minutes
The Supreme Court in Spain has waded into a decades-long controversy by ruling unanimously on Tuesday that the government can, against family wishes, exhume the remains of former dictator Gen. Francisco Franco from a towering monument outside of Madrid.
Critics say keeping the leader's remains at the massive mausoleum glorifies Franco's fascist regime.
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