Spain plans to turn Franco's former burial site into civil cemetery

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Valley of the Fallen will only house remains of those who died as result of the civil war, according to a draft law

The Spanish government has unveiled plans to turn the site of General Francisco Franco’s former mausoleum into a civil cemetery and ban organisations that glorify the dictator’s legacy as part of its efforts to help the country come to terms with its past.

 

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Jadouken10 This is not Franco's former burial. This is a monument to all the people who died during the civil war. But the people who lost the war can't resist that monument for the peace of all. They only want memory for their own deads.

EdgarRayed18 Franco and comrades were the only ones who had the balls to stop communists to take over spain and transform it in an another sovietic republic. And thats how thet pay to him...

Jadouken10 Spain doesn’t plan anything. socialist-communist government with the help of coup separatists and basque terrorists plan to... Welcome.

This cross of Jesus Christ is the equivalent of Christ redeemer in Brazil.

It is a sacred place and must remain intact

nautic2050CAT This should have happened ages ago BUT let's see if it ever happens...

It should be dedicated to George Flloyd

This should have happened a long time ago!...

This is awesome news. Way to go Spain 🙏

I'd focus more on holding his compatriots still wielding some power responsible. Watch 'The Silence of Others' on Netflix.

Fascinating, valley of the fallen, quite a construction

I’d turn it into a park and build swings and a roundabout on top of the spot where he was buried.

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