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    Spain Moves Dictator Francisco Franco's Remains, After Months Of Legal Battles

    The exhumation began Thursday morning. Spain's Supreme Court ruled unanimously last month the government could move Franco's remains from the Valley of the Fallen, where he's been buried since 1975.
    by Brakkton Booker Oct 24, 2019 3 minutes
    The Valley of the Fallen, outside Madrid, where Gen. Francisco Franco's was buried until Thursday.

    The remains of Spanish dictator Gen. Francisco Franco have been exhumed, nearly four and a half decades after he was laid to rest in a colossal mausoleum in the Valley of the Fallen — the Valle de los Caídos — northwest of Madrid.

    The removal of Franco, who rose to power in 80 years ago, got underway Thursday morning. After being extracted from the mausoleum, his remains were flown by helicopter to a more humble

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