
On Francisco Franco
The Worthy House (Charles Haywood)
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The Left's Campaign to Silence Franco
The left in Spain has been running an aggressive campaign against Francoism. The claim is made that the mausoleum for civil war dead Franco erected at the valley of the fallen was built by slaves. Between 1943 and 1950, a little more than 2,000 prisoners convicted by military courts were employed. They received modest wages, fringe benefits for their families, and a steep reduction in prison terms.
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