Francoist Spain

A Spanish judge has opened a criminal investigation into alleged crimes against humanity committed under General Francisco Franco during and after Spain’s Civil war in the 1930s. The World’s Gerry Hadden reports.

The mystery behind the death of one of Spain’s greatest writers may soon be unearthed. Federico Garcia Lorca was killed in 1936 at the start of the Spanish Civil War.

We kick off an occasional series on unofficial national anthems. Today, The World’s Gerry Hadden introduces us to the unofficial anthem of Spain.

The World’s Gerry Hadden samples some of the music that fueled social change in 1968.

Today’s geo answer is the Ebro River in Spain. It’s the site of one of the last battles of the Spanish Civil War. Many Americans fought in the Spanish Civil War…and their stories are chronicled by a group called the Lincoln Brigade Archives. Anchor Marco Werman finds out more from the group’s chairman, Peter Carroll.