Last statue of dictator Franco removed in 'historic day' for Spain
The Spanish government has made several high-profile removals off the back of this law, including taking over the former dictator's summer palace from his heirs last September. Reuters | Melilla | Updated: 24-02-2021 01:19 IST | Created: 24-02-2021 01:19 IST
The last statue of former Spanish dictator Francisco Franco was removed on Tuesday from the city gates of Melilla, a Spanish enclave and autonomous city on the northwest African coast. Without much fanfare, a group of workmen operated a mechanical digger and heavy drills to chip away at the brick platform on which the statue stood, lifted it off by a chain around its neck and carted it away in bubble wrap on a pickup truck.