|
|
"A comprehensive, collaborative elections resource."
|
Court backs exhumation of Franco’s remains
|
|---|
| Parent(s) |
Candidate
|
| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Sep 25, 2019 08:40pm |
| Logged |
0
|
| Category | Legal Ruling |
| Author | Diego Torres |
| News Date | Wednesday, September 25, 2019 02:20:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | MADRID — Spain’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Francisco Franco's remains can be removed from the Valley of the Fallen, endorsing the Socialist government's plans against his descendants' will.
The generalísimo's body is set to be disinterred from the giant mausoleum on the outskirts of Madrid — a basilica dug into a hillside topped by a cross 150 meters high — and relocated to a more discreet cemetery at Mingorrubio, also close to the capital, where Franco’s wife is buried.
Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced his plans to exhume Franco’s remains shortly after taking office in June last year, but they had been bogged down in the courts, marred by controversy with the Catholic Church and used as ammunition by political rivals.
“Today we are living a great victory for the Spanish democracy,” Sánchez said on Twitter shortly after the court’s decision was made public. “The determination to repair the suffering of Franco’s victims always guided the action of the government.” |
| Share |
|
|
2¢
|
|
| Article | Read Full Article |
|
| Date |
Category |
Headline |
Article |
Contributor |
|
|
