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Heirs of Spain's fascist party founder ask for his remains to be exhumed

FILE PHOTO: A man shows what looks like an old ID card with an image of Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the far-right group Falange Espanola, and symbols of Spain's late dictator Francisco Franco during a gathering commemorating the 40th anniversary of Franco's death at Madrid's Plaza de Oriente, Spain, November 22, 2015. REUTERS/Juan Medina/File Photo

The family of the Spanish fascist Falange party's founder, Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera, have asked to exhume his remains, buried in the monument known as The Valley of the Fallen, where those of dictator Francisco Franco remained until October 2019, Spanish newspaper ABC said on Monday.

In a statement from the family posted by ABC, the heirs of Primo de Rivera said their decision had been taken following the recently approved law of Democratic Memory, which provides for the basilica to become a civil burial place.

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