Built between 1893 and 1907 by the writer Emilia Pardo-Bazan, the Pazo de Meiras palace was valued at more than 5 million Euros by the family last year.
The Spanish state on Thursday took over former dictator General Francisco Franco s summer palace, complete with its vast art trove, and evicted his heirs as part of the leftist government s efforts to erase the legacy of his rule.
As state attorney general Consuelo Castro arrived at the palace in the northwestern region of Galicia to conduct a final inspection and formally take possession, she was greeted by a small group of protesters flanked by a banner that read: Make them give back what was stolen: Francoism never again.
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MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish state on Thursday took over former dictator General Francisco Franco's summer palace, complete with its vast art trove,.