Francoist Spain
Period of Spanish history
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| October 2023 | Exports increased by 20.2% compared to October 2019 levels, and imports increased by 27.1%. Spain achieved an account surplus of 3% of GDP, the best figure since 2018. |
| October 2019 | Baseline export and import figures established before the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2018 | A significant protest occurred after a controversial verdict in a gang-rape case in Pamplona, where five men (including a military police officer) were convicted of assault instead of rape, receiving nine-year prison sentences and ordered to pay 50,000 euros to the victim. |
| 2018 | Antonio González Pacheco was finally investigated in Madrid following seven complaints alleging crimes against humanity, with only one case focusing on torture-related offenses. |
| October 2018 | A new line of investigation into sexual abuse by the Franco regime was admitted in the National Criminal and Correctional Court No. 1 of Buenos Aires. |
| March 2018 | Over 250 demonstrations were held across Spain for International Women's Day. Feminist groups organized a domestic strike, asking women to abstain from spending money and doing chores. |
| March 2018 | At midnight, hundreds of women gathered in Puerta del Sol in Madrid, banging pots and pans and shouting women's rights slogans as part of the International Women's Day protests. |
| March 2018 | Left-leaning female lawmakers in the Parliament of Valencia left their chairs with signs reading 'I'm stopping' as part of the International Women's Day protest. |
| March 2018 | Ten unions supported a 24-hour strike, with many other unions calling for two-hour work stoppages. The strike significantly disrupted Madrid's metro system. |
| 2017 | Spanish economy maintained robust growth at 3.1%, and unemployment rate reduced to 16.55%. |
| 2016 | Spanish economy continued strong growth, achieving a 3.3% growth rate. |
| March 16 2016 | A landmark case about Francoist sexual and gender violence was filed in Argentina by Women's Link, naming six women victims: five who were murdered (Margalida Jaume Vendrel, Daria and Mercedes Buzadé Adroher, Pilar Sánchez Lladrés, and Matilde Lanza Vaz) and Lidia Falcón, who was repeatedly imprisoned between 1960 and 1974. |
| 2015 | The age of consent was raised from 13 to 16 years old, with a close-in-age exemption for partners who are similar in age and maturity level. |
| 2015 | Spanish economy accelerated to 3.4% growth rate. |
| April 2015 | Unemployment rate remained historically high at 22.6% in April, despite economic growth. |
| 2014 | Spanish economy started growing, recording a 1.4% growth rate, signaling the start of economic expansion after years of recession. |
| 2014 | Initial attempts were made in Spain's National Court to bring charges against Antonio González Pacheco. |
| 2013 | Spain exited its deep and long recession, marking the beginning of economic recovery after implementing extensive austerity measures and major reforms. |
| 2013 | Argentine Justice issued an international arrest warrant for Antonio González Pacheco as part of their investigation into human rights abuses during the Francoist regime. |
| 2010 | The Junta de Andalusia began offering women compensation for violence they experienced during the Francoist period, acknowledging historical injustices. |
| 2010 | Argentina initially opened a broader case investigating human rights violations by the Franco regime. |
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