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| Franco statue pelted with eggs as polarising exhibition opens in Barcelona Franco statue pelted with eggs as polarising exhibition opens in Barcelona | |
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| Protests and a hail of eggs erupted as the municipality of Barcelona unveiled a controversial exhibition on the late Spanish dictator Francisco Franco. | Protests and a hail of eggs erupted as the municipality of Barcelona unveiled a controversial exhibition on the late Spanish dictator Francisco Franco. |
| The temporary exhibition – called Franco, Victory, Republic, Impunity and Urban Space, features sculptures placed on Barcelona’s streets more than 40 years after the death of the dictator heralded the country’s transition to democracy. | The temporary exhibition – called Franco, Victory, Republic, Impunity and Urban Space, features sculptures placed on Barcelona’s streets more than 40 years after the death of the dictator heralded the country’s transition to democracy. |
| One sculpture depicts a headless Franco on horseback; another pays homage to the victory of his troops in the Spanish civil war. Both were pelted with eggs within minutes of going on display. | One sculpture depicts a headless Franco on horseback; another pays homage to the victory of his troops in the Spanish civil war. Both were pelted with eggs within minutes of going on display. |
| A Franco victims’ group held a silent protest during the presentation of the works, while Catalan separatists chanted “no fascists on our streets”. | A Franco victims’ group held a silent protest during the presentation of the works, while Catalan separatists chanted “no fascists on our streets”. |
| But the Barcelona deputy mayor, Gerardo Pisarello, said the aim of the exhibition was “to denounce the crimes of Francoism and impunity, even in democracy”. | But the Barcelona deputy mayor, Gerardo Pisarello, said the aim of the exhibition was “to denounce the crimes of Francoism and impunity, even in democracy”. |
| Catalan nationalists argue that the exhibition, scheduled to end in January, trivialises the crimes of Franco’s dictatorship, which came down hard on regional separatists. | Catalan nationalists argue that the exhibition, scheduled to end in January, trivialises the crimes of Franco’s dictatorship, which came down hard on regional separatists. |
| During its transition to democracy Spain passed a law granting amnesty for crimes committed by the dictatorship during the 1936-39 Spanish civil war. | During its transition to democracy Spain passed a law granting amnesty for crimes committed by the dictatorship during the 1936-39 Spanish civil war. |
| The 1977 amnesty law prevents Spain from investigating and trying the crimes of the civil war era and the repressive right-wing dictatorship of Franco that followed until his death in 1975. | The 1977 amnesty law prevents Spain from investigating and trying the crimes of the civil war era and the repressive right-wing dictatorship of Franco that followed until his death in 1975. |
| Despite another law requiring the removal of Francoist symbols from public places, some are still present in many municipalities. | Despite another law requiring the removal of Francoist symbols from public places, some are still present in many municipalities. |
| Agence France-Presse | Agence France-Presse |