Passions revive over Spanish Civil War
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Juliana Sanchez passes a trembling hand in the air above the cracked and crumbling skeletons in the dry earth at her feet, her eyes moist and her voice quavering.
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Espana . . . Espana . . . ESPANA! It hit me when I heard these words from Carmela, the lead character in a Spanish play set during its civil war of 1936-1939. Espana...Spain, for some reason, took on a greater ...
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Many visitors to Spain gravitate toward the cities of Madrid, Barcelona and the more Mediterranean-flavored south.
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The Spanish government has approved a divisive bill allowing reparations for victims of the Spanish Civil War and the ensuing dictatorship of Gen. Francisco Franco, one of the darkest chapters of Spain's modern history.
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In an interview in El Pais Miguel Angel Moratinos says he wants to revisite negotiations on sovereignty.
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VATICAN CITY - Bitter memories of Spain's Civil War were on center stage here yesterday as the Vatican put 498 slain Spanish priests and nuns from that divisive era on the path to sainthood.
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Not all Spanish officials and government leaders are against America, against confronting evil, and against George W. Bush.
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Spain marks the beginning of its civil war as July 18, 1936, when Gen. Francisco Franco mounted a military uprising against the leftist government in Madrid.
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Rows over Spain's National Day parade highlight deeper divisions that continue within the country.
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Political rivalries, ethnic strife and poverty have fueled the clashes, but that has not stopped combatants from invoking religion and challenging the devotion of their rivals.
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After spending several years distracted by Iraq and the war on terror, Spain under its new socialist government is turning again toward Latin America where its historical and business links give it an unrivaled ...
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Basque grievances against Spain ensure continuing - albeit minority - support for Eta, the BBC's Paul Moss reports.
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BARCELONA -- When Elvira Lindo, a Spanish writer, delivered the opening speech at the annual festival of the patron saint of Barcelona one autumn afternoon this year, she arrived under the protection of an armored car.
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A glance at the causes and outcome of the 1936-39 Spanish Civil War:
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Direct flights between Spain and Gibraltar resume for the first time in decades after a landmark deal.
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With less than a month to go before Spain holds the EU's first referendum on the European Constitution, not everyone is happy with the campaign.
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British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and Spanish counterpart Miguel Angel Moratinos held wide-ranging talks on bolstering cooperation over the contentious issue of Gibraltar and taking the chill off recently ...