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The last executions of Franco's dictatorship: 50 years on. Facts. Testimonies. Memory.

HISTAGRA co-organises the conference The last executions of the Franco dictatorship: 50 years. Facts. Testimonies. Memory Saturday, 27 September marks the 50th anniversary of the last executions of the Franco regime. For this reason, the HISTAGRA Group and the commission for the Celebration of 50 Years of Freedom in Spain are organising a conference entitled: The Last Executions of the Franco Dictatorship: 50 Years. Facts. Testimonies. Memory, a meeting between various specialists that will take place in the University Auditorium at 5:00 p.m. and the screening of two films at the NUMAX cinema. On 27 September 1975, just two months before the death of dictator Francisco Franco, five FRAP and ETA militants, convicted in summary court-martials, were shot in Hoyo de Manzanares (Madri...
  • HISTAGRA at Rural History 2025

    HISTAGRA researchers participate in the 7th Biennial Conference of the European Rural History Organisation (EURHO) The 7th Biennial Conference of the European Rural History Organisation (EURHO) will be held in Coimbra from 9 to 12 September 2025, organised by the University of Coimbra. For...
  • The HISTAGRA 2025-2026 lecture series returns

    Lecture by Dionisio Pereira: book presentation: Franco's repression in Al Hoceima and the Central Rif during the Spanish Civil WarWe begin the 2025-2026 academic year with a new lecture in HISTAGRA's Uncomfortable Past series. On this occasion, researcher Dionisio Pereira presents his latest publica...
  • HISTAGRA at the Congress of the Contemporary History Association 2025

    Several researchers from the Group are taking part in the 17th Congress of the AHC from 9 to 11 July. As many as 12 members of HISTAGRA participated from Wednesday 8 July in the 17th edition of the Congress of the Contemporary History Association, which is being held in Valencia. On this occasi...