MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish state on Thursday took over former dictator General Francisco Franco's summer palace, complete with its vast art trove,.
English By Graham Keeley Share on Facebook Print this page MADRID - A palace where Spain’s longtime ruler, the late General Francisco Franco, spent his summers was like an Aladdin s Cave full of treasures.
Pazo de Meiras, a 16-acre property in Galicia, northwestern Spain, housed two 12th century sculptures of the prophets Isaac and Abraham, paintings by Spanish masters such as Zuloaga, royal tapestries and valuable glassware among hundreds of items which the general s heirs enjoyed after he died in 1975.
All this came to an abrupt end on Thursday after the Franco family were ordered by a court to hand over the keys to the property to the Spanish state.
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