Franco Exhumed from the Valley of the Fallen

Sometimes I love it when an episode of Rick Steves’ Europe goes out of date. And that just happened with my Majesty of Madrid episode. Francisco Franco, the fascist dictator of Spain, was long buried in the vast, underground Valley of the Fallen memorial, along with thousands of his victims. And now, his remains have finally been removed from that site, so sacred to Spaniards.

Federico García Barroso, one of our tour program’s wonderful Spanish guides, sent me this note:

Dear Rick,
November 25th 1975: Generalisimo Franco...