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Saturday, Spanish authorities received a false bomb threat at the tomb of former Fascist dictator Francisco Franco. Spaniards still have strongly ambivalent feelings about Franco. Now, 30 years after Franco's death, a dispute has broken out over what to do with the tomb.

All Things Considered, June 23, 2000 · Critic Bob Mondello reviews the film Butterfly, a film based in 1936 Spain. It's about a young boy and his teacher, and the importance of their relationship as the Spanish Civil War begins. The film is based on Manuel Rivas' book, Que Me Quieres Amor?

Morning Edition, March 15, 2001 · NPR's Jason Beaubien reports that a plaque was erected in the New Hampshire State House to honor the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. The 12-member group fought in the Spanish civil war to support the Loyalist government. But some say the plaque is memorializing Communists and Communist sympathizers.

Talk of the Nation, August 1, 1996 · Join Ray Suarez for a look at the history of the Spanish Civil War. Some scholars regard the war as the first real commitment to fighting Fascism worldwide. Ray will talk with a historian and a man who's compiled the letters of the men who fought in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade about this often-overlooked conflict, and what it's meant in the larger context of world history. Guests: Cary Nelson Professor of English University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana Editor Madrid 1937: Letters of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade From the Spanish Civil War (Routledge, 1996) Urbana, IL Dr. Paul Preston Professor of International History London School of Economics and Political Science Author The Coming of the Spanish Civil War (Routledge, 1994) London, England Listeners call in

PERIODO 1939 - 1942

The Valley of the Fallen (El Valle de los Caídos)

En este espacio encontrarás diversa información sobre la Falange: ideas, organización, medios de prensa, delegaciones, enlaces en la red.