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Spain exhumes late dictator Gen. Franco’s remains

Associated Press, Church in Europe
Oct 24, 2019

Spain has exhumed the remains of Spanish dictator Gen. Francisco Franco from his grandiose mausoleum outside Madrid and flown them by helicopter for reburial in a small family crypt north of the capital.

Franco grandson blasts Spain over exhumation

Associated Press, Church in Europe
Oct 24, 2019

The grandson of late dictator Gen. Francisco Franco said that Thursday’s planned exhumation of his grandfather’s body is a “profanation” and that Spain’s interim government wants to turn it into a rally before a Nov. 10 general election.

Spanish village gears up for dictator Franco’s remains

Associated Press, Church in Europe
Oct 23, 2019

For visitors wondering why a tranquil cemetery outside Madrid suddenly needs around-the-clock police security, the answer is simple: an empty burial space awaits the remains of Gen. Francisco Franco, who is being reunited with his wife 44 years after he died.

Spain to exhume dictator Franco’s remains to discreet grave

Associated Press, Church in Europe
Oct 21, 2019

Spain’s Socialist government says it will exhume and relocate the remains of dictator Gen. Francisco Franco on Thursday, bringing closer to an end a move that has sparked much criticism and legal battles.

Spain’s ‘Valley of the Fallen’ closed as Franco exhumation looms

Church in Europe
Oct 12, 2019

After more than a year-long legal battle over the burial location of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco’s remains, on Friday the nation’s famed ‘Valley of the Fallen’ was officially closed ahead of the exhumation of the former general’s body.