The Latest Breaking News from Franco

‘Deep down, all Englishmen are policemen’: a Spanish correspondent’s view of life in Edwardian London

The journalist and adventurer Julio Camba wrote exquisite sketches about the strange habits of the English

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2025

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez denounces Elon Musk at Franco anniversary event

Sánchez accuses X owner of inciting hatred as country marks 50 years since start of its return to democracy

The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2025

Spanish artwork seized by Franco regime returned to rightful owners

Spain’s culture ministry has returned the first of more than 5,000 items seized by the dictator 84 years ago

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2024

How Silvia Pinal Challenged The Censorship From The Vatican And The Spanish Dictatorship And Saved 'Viridiana'

Pinal's bravery was key for the movie to survive censorship and get international acclaim

Latin Times · Nov 29, 2024

Why is there no official memorial in Australia to citizens who fought and died in the Spanish civil war?

It is high time we properly acknowledge those 70 Australians who joined the International Brigades to bolster the resistance to Franco’s fascist forces

The Guardian - AU · Nov 10, 2024

Why is Barcelona vs Real Madrid a rivalry?

Real Madrid and Barcelona have had a fierce and heated rivalry for over a century

FourFourTwo · Oct 25, 2024

Pedro Almodóvar: 'We felt death's presence very strongly while shooting The Room Next Door'

The legendary Spanish director on what he learnt about mortality from his new film, why he loves working with Tilda Swinton and how he has to cast Penélope Cruz in his next film

Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2024

A prime minister defending immigration? It can happen. It just did here in Spain

Pedro Sánchez’s tone sharply contrasts with that of his European counterparts. He needs to prove it’s not just rhetoric, says Guardian Europe columnist María Ramírez

The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2024

‘A street-boy throwing stones at pompous windows’: Claud Cockburn and the birth of guerrilla journalism

Forty years after the death of the man who exposed Nazi sympathisers in Britain and interviewed Al Capone, his son used MI5 files to illuminate his amazing story in a new book

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2024

Spanish judge shelves landmark case of Franco-era torture victim

Julio Pacheco says he will appeal against the ‘devastating’ decision to abandon the first such investigation in Spain

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2024