Hundreds in fascist protest against removal of Franco’s remains
Spanish government plans to turn El Valle de los Caídos into a place for “reconciliation”
Hundreds of people protested on Sunday plans to remove dictator Francisco Franco’s remains from “El Valle de los Caídos” (The Valley of the Fallen), a monumental memorial built by the fascist regime to celebrate its victory in the Spanish Civil War.
Demonstrators hailed the late dictator, making the fascist salute and chanting his name in front of the basilica where his body is buried. They also shouted against refugees and the Catalan independence movement.
Protesters waved flags with Francoist symbols, which were subsequently seized by police officers, as such symbols are banned from being displayed at the memorial.