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For many Spaniards, the episode sealed Juan Carlos's status as the saviour of their young democracy and the country's rejection of Francoist values.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

In April, the remains of Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of Spain's fascist Falange movement that supported the Francoist regime, were exhumed from the mausoleum.

From Reuters • Jun. 11, 2023

The bill declared null and void the convictions and penalties handed down by Francoist repressive bodies over people's political and other beliefs, or sexual orientation.

From Reuters • Oct. 10, 2022

So: Charo was born in Francoist Spain, in a town called Murcia, as María Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza, though her grandmother instantly dubbed her “Charo,” short for Rosario.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2022

The Anatomy of a Momentby Javier Cercas The Francoist putsch, little more than five years after General Franco's death, was a fiasco.

From The Guardian • Apr. 4, 2011