Did people celebrate when Francisco Franco died?

You are quite correct in questioning the term "celebrate" when it comes to situations such as Franco's death. I can tell you was that towards the end of his reign Spain was already going through some changes and censorship began to lighten up. read more

Yes, some people do celebrate the death of Franco (our family had a bottle of champagne that we gladly opened on November, 20th, 1975) and at the same time we grieved that he died on his bed (accompanied, I must say, by the Incorrupt Arm of the Holy Teresa de Jesus). read more

General Francisco Franco, who ruled Spain with an authoritarian hand for 39 years, has died at the age of 82. He had been ill for five weeks and died early this morning at La Paz hospital, Madrid. Doctors said the cause of death was heart failure aggravated by peritonitis. read more

The general and dictator Francisco Franco (1892-1975) ruled over Spain from 1939 until his death. He rose to power during the bloody Spanish Civil War when, with the help of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, his Nationalist forces overthrew the democratically elected Second Republic. read more