Mohamed, 33-years old, from Senegal, puts away a picture of former
German leader Adolf Hitler at the stand where he works temporary selling
fascist and nazi merchandise, at the end of the 38th anniversary of
former Spanish Dictator Gen. Francisco Franco's death, in Madrid, Spain,
Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013. Hundreds of people nostalgic for Spain's fascist
past held a rally on Sunday to mark the 38th anniversary of dictator
Francisco Franco's death. The peaceful demonstration was held in
Madrid's central Plaza de Oriente square near the opera and Royal Palace
in the city's old quarter. On Saturday an anti-Franco protest was held
northwest of Madrid at Franco's mausoleum.
MADRID, SPAIN (ASSOCIATED PRESS) — Hundreds of people nostalgic for
Spain's fascist past have held a rally outside Madrid's downtown Royal
Palace to commemorate the 38th anniversary of dictator Francisco
Franco's death.
Eduardo Arias, president of the right-wing Spanish
Patriotic Knot association, addressed the gathering and exhorted the
government to oppose immigration at a time when the country has sky-high
unemployment. Sympathizers made stiff-arm salutes and waved Spanish
flags before singing anthems dating from Franco's 1939-1975 rule.
Stalls sold far-right, fascist and Nazi memorabilia to curious
passers-by on the fringes of Sunday's rally. On Saturday an anti-fascist
protest was held outside El Valle de los Caidos, a giant mausoleum
north of Madrid where Franco is buried.
Franco won the 1936-1939 civil war with the help of Nazi Germany and fascist Italy.
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