Spanish History

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  9/27/2022
  

  The "Stolen Babies" of Fascist Spain Seek the Truth

  Some estimate that tens of thousands of babies were taken from poor mothers and secretly sold to elite Catholic families, with compliant government officials providing documentary cover. 

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• 9/18/2022
  

  El Caudillo: Colonialist Violence and the Rise of Francisco Franco

  by Giles Tremlet

  A new book on Spanish history includes an examination of the influence of colonialism and conservative Catholicism on the authoritarian worldview and political ruthlessness of Francisco Franco. 

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  7/24/2021
  

  Spain Pledged Citizenship to Sephardic Jews. Now They Feel Betrayed

  The Spanish government has recently begun rejecting most applications for citizenship from the descendants of Jews expelled from Spain during the Inquisition; most applicants under the initiative launched in 2015 had been accepted. 

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• 5/2/2021
  

  Aidez Madrid!

  by Andy Robinson

  The embrace of the far-right Vox party by Madrid's conservative coalition promises to drive the region's politics toward nativism, climate denialism, and reckless COVID policies.