Franco's Ghost
Catalan independence vote reignites left-right divide
The dream of Catalonia's independence has been alive since Franco invaded the former autonomous region. This Sunday's vote has reignited long dormant political divides.
"Franco was the historic mistake of Spain. Spain could have made it to the 20th century much earlier", says Gustavo de Aristegui, an MP of the opposition. For others dictator Francisco Franco's grave is a place of worship and commemoration of better days. A divide that is still an issue between the political left and right, even decades after his death as this report from 2007 illustrates.
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