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Lucia Blasco

Spanish government approves decree to begin removal of 'Francoist symbols and vestiges'

A new Royal Decree in Spain paves the way for the creation of a state catalogue of Francoist symbols and vestiges**,** destined to be removed or redefined.

The Minister of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory, Ángel Víctor Torres, said on Tuesday that "the government estimates that there are still some 4,000 vestiges of Francoist exaltation throughout Spain".

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