Spain scraps 33 titles handed out by dictator Franco to family and aides


  • World
  • Friday, 21 Oct 2022

A local worker removes a statue of former Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, the last one remaining in Spain, from its location in Melilla, Spain, February 23, 2021.REUTERS/Jesus Blasco de Avellaneda

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain abolished 33 aristocratic titles handed out by dictator Francisco Franco and his successor to loyal lieutenants and family on Friday as a new "Democratic Memory" law took effect.

The measure affects two of Franco's grandchildren, as well as the descendants of several of his top generals, ministers and other high-ranking officials.

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