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What it is

Bill to recognize all victims of the Franco dictatorship

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Withdrawn

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 25 November 2016. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario de Esquerra Republicana.

Official title: Private member's bill for the Recognition of all victims of the dictatorship and the Recovery of Historical Memory.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000049· updated 11 Nov

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  1. The bill, introduced by Esquerra Republicana in the Congress of Deputies (Congreso de los Diputados) and not yet passed, would amend Law 52/2007 to recognize as victims all people and organizations persecuted under the Franco dictatorship, which its authors say the current law fails to do.
  2. It would declare null the sentences of courts martial, the Public Order Tribunal and other Francoist courts, and would grant victim status with legal, moral and economic reparation to those who suffered executions, torture, exile, purges or confiscations.
  3. It would require the State to locate and identify people missing in mass graves, create DNA banks, and cover all costs of this work through the State budget.
  4. It would withdraw, within one year, honors and titles linked to Francoism, turn former detention centers and concentration camps into museums, and open and digitize the archives of the repression.
  5. It would recognize the Second Spanish Republic as a democratic state governed by the rule of law, declare April 14 as Historical Memory Day, and promote campaigns, documentary series on TVE and school content about the Republic and the Francoist repression.
  6. It would include official tributes to specific groups of victims, such as women, the Roma community, exiles, executed people and purged civil servants, plus the restitution of seized property, documents and paper currency, and would create a State Council for the Teaching of Historical Memory.

Who it affects

  • Victims of Francoist repression and their families: They would receive formal victim status, compensation, annulment of their sentences and restitution of property and documents.
  • Families of people missing in mass graves: The State would take charge of locating, exhuming and identifying the remains.
  • Entities and public institutions stripped by the dictatorship: They would recover real estate, archives and documentary funds that were seized.
  • People holding deposits of Republican paper currency: They could claim its return with an updated value through the Bank of Spain.
  • Schools and public media: They would have to include content and campaigns about the Second Republic and the Francoist repression.

Words worth knowing

Consejo de Guerra (court martial)
A military court that tried civilians and soldiers, widely used by the dictatorship to convict opponents.
Depuración (purge)
The removal or punishment of civil servants and professionals because of their political views.
Museización (museum conversion)
Turning a historic building or site into a museum or interpretation center open to visitors.
Imprescriptibilidad (no statute of limitations)
That a crime can be prosecuted at any time, with no time limit, no matter how long ago it happened.

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is withdrawn.

  1. Introduced25 November 2016Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted29 November 2016The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 6 official steps on a timeline
Dec 2016Dec 201711. 25 November 2016: Presentación22. 29 November 2016: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 29/11/2016 hasta 02/12/201633. 29 November 2016: Calificación44. 2 December 2016: Gobierno Contestación desde 02/12/2016 hasta 04/09/2018 Nota: (Comunicación disconformidad - Solicitud mayor información por acuerdo de Mesa de 14/02/2017).55. 4 September 2018: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 04/09/2018 hasta 18/09/2018 Nota: (Nuevo criterio del Gobierno 19/07/2018).66. 18 September 2018: Concluido - (Retirado) desde 18/09/2018 hasta 21/09/2018

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

Whoever introduced it withdrew it, or it was merged into another one. It goes no further.

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  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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