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July 8, 2015

Madrid to Remove References to Franco in Street Names 
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In the Spanish capital Madrid, the new leftist city council has
announced plans to remove all names relating to former Spanish dictator
General Francisco Franco from city squares and streets. Despite a 2007
law aimed at replacing symbols of Franco's decades-long rule, about 170
Madrid streets still bear the names of regime figures. Madrid's new
mayor, Manuela Carmena, is a retired judge who worked as a labor lawyer
defending worker-rights activists detained under Franco's Fascist
dictatorship.

 

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