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Old September 24th, 2017 #1
alex revision
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Default Valencia comienza a eliminar las calles «franquistas»

Valencia comienza a eliminar las calles «franquistas»

Valencia "sale de la anormalidad democrática" desde este fin de semana con el cambio de nombre de las 51 calles de la ciudad que todavía mantenían la denominación desde la dictadura franquista, un día "histórico", de acuerdo con el Ayuntamiento que preside Joan Ribó, en el que ya se han instalado algunas de las nuevas placas. Algunas de ellas son la nueva avenida del Oeste, hasta ahora llamada del Baró de Cárcer, o la de Amado Granell, en lugar de General Urrutia.

http://www.abc.es/espana/comunidad-v...5_noticia.html
 
Old September 24th, 2017 #2
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Valencia comienza a eliminar las calles «franquistas»

Valencia "sale de la anormalidad democrática" desde este fin de semana con el cambio de nombre de las 51 calles de la ciudad que todavía mantenían la denominación desde la dictadura franquista, un día "histórico", de acuerdo con el Ayuntamiento que preside Joan Ribó, en el que ya se han instalado algunas de las nuevas placas. Algunas de ellas son la nueva avenida del Oeste, hasta ahora llamada del Baró de Cárcer, o la de Amado Granell, en lugar de General Urrutia.

http://www.abc.es/espana/comunidad-v...5_noticia.html
Borrar la historia es como borrar tu memoria.
Amando Granell Street es como MLK Boulevard en los Estados Unidos.

El reemplazo en tiempo real es el objetivo final.
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Old September 24th, 2017 #3
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Sorry for the English...I'm too lazy this morning to compose and refine my post in Spanish...

To repeat an earlier post of mine:
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"I saw Franco once, for certain, at La Base Naval de Rota, Espana in southern Spain, where I was stationed from 1969 to 1971.

I'm pretty sure I saw him another time in Madrid in 1970. At least I saw what was purported to be his car in a motorcade.

I admire the man, a lot. I think his economics were weak, but he really knew how to run Spain. When I lived there, a young woman could walk at night without any fear of being accosted."
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Also he kept the muzzies (mo's as we called them) out of Spain. Man, did he ever. The Guardia Civil (Franco's personal army and police force) would simply kill anyone who was found sneaking into Spain, or for that matter even on the beach in Southern Spain after dark. If you wanted to have a party on the beach after dark, you had to apply with the Guardia and they would assign guards for you.

It was so difficult for a Moroccan to enter Spain that once in Seville I was visiting the Alcazar (ancient fortress and palace of the Moors.) There was a middle aged, well dressed Moroccan walking taking notes. I talked to him. He was a professor in a university in Fez, Morocco. He told me it had taken several years to get permission from the Spanish government to travel to Spain to study the Morish artifacts.

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Anyway, history is being destroyed everywhere. Sad!

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