Word: francoism
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...Civil War and Francoism Commission, which among other tasks will advise the government on whether and how it should alter the Valley of the Fallen, has so far been silent. The Commission was set up by Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero in July 2004 to consider appropriate ways to remember victims of both the Civil War and Franco's dictatorship. It has twice postponed releasing its recommendations. "In the course of the Commission's work, more and more questions have arisen," says Ana Salado, spokeswoman for Deputy Prime Minister María Teresa Fernández...
...time is indeed right. For the title refers to that brief moment in 1931 when the Spanish Republic was proclaimed, ending the long night of decadent monarchy and preceding the still darker night of civil war and Francoism. It was a historical nanosecond when everyone felt frisky intellectually and emotionally, and this surprising film, which wears its complexities so lightly, pays sweet tribute to that spirit. It is rendered the more poignant by our knowledge -- not, of course, shared by the characters -- of how brief and repressible their irrepressibility would prove...
...domestic affairs have become more stable, Juan Carlos has been able to turn his attention to ending the international isolation Francoism required. Acting more as a super ambassador than a official diplomatic representative, he has travelled extensively in an attempt to make Spain seem more accessible. Last year it was Africa and Latin America, this year Canada and the Soviet Union...
...kind of promissory gesture toward the liberalization demanded by opponents of Francoism, Juan Carlos last week granted a general pardon that will affect some 70% of Spain's prison population. The royal pardon, however, will apply to only about half the estimated 2,000 prisoners who are serving sentences or awaiting trial for political offenses. Among those the decree explicitly excluded were 250 or so prisoners who have been charged with crimes of terrorism, propagandizing for terrorism or membership in Communist and separatist groups condemned under the draconian legislation approved last July by the Franco regime. The death penalty...
...There is a feeling that we are at the end of Francoism. We must hurry and prepare for the succession...
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