Francisco Franco
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Raising the dead
Years of silence have almost erased Spain’s civil war and General Franco’s atrocities from the collective consciousness but now the country is ready to speak out.
Back to the future
Too many residential towers play by the rules. We are granted rare access to Torres Blancas, a fantastical expression of 1960s modernism that remains as current and desirable as ever.
Expo no. 83: On the home front
Madrid’s Edificio Princesa was designed by a suspect bohemian and houses a coup plotter. Once a bunker for Franco’s cadre, it is today a testament to the contradictions of Spain’s democratic transition.
Coming home
Spain is offering citizenship to the descendants of those who fled its Civil War and the Franco regime. Should other nations with ageing populations do more to encourage their diaspora to return home?
