francisco franco was buried at valle de los caidos.
francisco franco was buried at valle de los caidos.
who is buried at valle de los caidos?
francisco franco
in 2016, mayor of madrid manuela carmena, proposed to change the site's name from "el valle de los caídos" to "el valle de la paz" (the valley of peace).









































the site is also featured in dan brown's 2017 book, "origin".









































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bullet::::- wais forum on spain, 2003: "spain: the valley of the fallen": includes quote from franco's decree, 1 april 1940









































bullet::::- abadía de la santa cruz del valle de los caídos: official website .









































bullet::::- el valle de los caídos:









































bullet::::- fundación francisco franco, valle de los caídos: from franco's memorial trust
valle de los caídos
josé antonio primo de rivera and many other combatants from both sides in the spanish civil war are buried in the valley.









































perhaps 50,000 of franco's supporters are buried there, along with a handful of republicans.









































human rights groups have called for "el valle de los caidos" to be converted into a center that would teach visitors about the civil war and the francoist state.









































others have asked that the bodies of jose antonio and franco be removed, 









































and that plaques or other methods be used to give visitors some understanding of the historical background.
symbols of francoism