Recognizes Franco regime victims and organizes their search and reparation

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

1. The law declares illegal and radically null all convictions and sanctions imposed for political, ideological, conscience or religious belief reasons during the War and the Dictatorship. It also declares illegitimate the courts that issued them.
2. Any person who suffered harm from repression between the 1936 coup and the 1978 Constitution is considered a victim, regardless of nationality. This includes the disappeared, prisoners, exiles, LGBTI people, women, stolen children and their families.
3. The search for people who disappeared during the War and the Dictatorship is the responsibility of the State Administration. An integrated location map and a State DNA Bank are created to identify remains.
4. Free, universal and cost-free access to public and private archives with documents on the coup, the War and the Dictatorship is guaranteed. Anyone can consult documents proving their status as a victim.
5. Public administrations must remove symbols and elements that glorify the military uprising and the Dictatorship, such as plaques, coats of arms or street names. If the owner does not remove them, coercive fines of 200 to 1,000 euros may apply.
6. 33 noble titles granted between 1948 and 1978 are abolished, such as Duke of Franco or Lordship of Meirás, along with the Imperial Order of the Yoke and Arrows. Decorations granted by the Dictatorship may also be reviewed.
7. The Valley of the Fallen is renamed Valley of Cuelgamuros and becomes a place of democratic memory. The Foundation of the Holy Cross of the Valley of the Fallen is dissolved and relatives may claim the remains of their ancestors.
8. New bodies are created: a Section Prosecutor to investigate human rights violations, a Council of Democratic Memory, a Center for Democratic Memory and a registry of memory organizations. October 31 is also declared a day of remembrance for all victims.

Who it affects

• Victims of the War and the Dictatorship and their relatives: They can obtain reparation declarations, search for missing relatives, access archives and claim remains.
• People born abroad to Spanish exiles: They can apply for Spanish nationality within two years of the law taking effect.
• City councils and owners of public and private buildings: They must remove Francoist symbols and may face fines if they do not.
• Associations and foundations: Those glorifying Francoism may lose their public utility status or be dissolved.
• Those committing offenses against democratic memory: They may face fines from 200 to 150,000 euros and other sanctions, such as closing premises.

Words worth knowing

Silencio administrativo (administrative silence)

If the Administration does not answer within the set period, the request is deemed rejected.

Multas coercitivas (coercive fines)

Repeated fines to force someone to comply with an Administration order.

Carta de naturaleza (letter of naturalization)

Special grant of Spanish nationality for exceptional circumstances.

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