#OTD 50 ago, Spain’s dictator Francisco Franco died.

Spaniards are still healing from the scars of his regime, and dealing with the intergenerational trauma caused by an authoritarian regime reaching into the most intimate parts of life.

theconversation.com/50-years-a…
#history @histodons

50 years after Franco’s death, giving a voice to Spanish dictator’s imprisoned mothers

Women were often jailed for their association with anti-Franco male relatives. Behind bars, they suffered mental and physical torture.

^{The Conversation}