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Spain Returns Artwork Seized During Civil War
- The Spanish government returned seven paintings on Thursday to the descendants of Pedro Rico, an ex-Madrid mayor who fled during Franco's uprising.
- This restitution arose amid Spain's ongoing effort to address Franco's 36-year dictatorship legacy, particularly after enacting a divisive 2022 democratic memory law.
- The paintings, created by three Spanish artists, were lost or seized during the 1936-1939 civil war and dictatorship and remained unrecovered in state museums until now.
- At a ceremony in Madrid's Prado Museum, Paquita Rico stated, “Recovering them is a redress to the memory of our grandfather,” while Culture Minister Ernest Urtasun called the returns “a story of reparation.”
- The law accelerated cultural asset restitution efforts, though right-wing opposition vows to repeal it, claiming it reopens past wounds, highlighting ongoing political division over this legacy.
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