Franco's grandson attacks Feijóo after Meirás loss: "He deceived my mother"
Franco's grandson accuses Feijóo of deceiving his mother after the loss of the Pazo de Meirás. Spain's Supreme Court upholds the return to the State with 800,000 compensation.
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Franco's grandson lashes out at Feijóo: "He deceived my mother" over Meirás
Days after Spain's Supreme Court upheld the return of the Pazo de Meirás to the State, one of Francisco Franco's grandsons has attacked Alberto Núñez Feijóo, accusing him of having deceived his mother during the process. The ruling, which dismisses the family's appeals, considers that the property was donated to the dictator in a personal capacity and not as Head of State, which led the Audiencia de A Coruña (a regional high court) to order its restitution. The Franco family, which has already announced it will appeal to the Constitutional Court, considers the 800,000 euros in compensation for the improvements made insufficient.
The Emilia Pardo Bazán inheritance
The Pazo de Meirás was handed over to Franco in 1938 through a public subscription, but the property belonged to the writer Emilia Pardo Bazán. Her daughter, in later interviews, stated that she would have given the pazo to the dictator free of charge. However, the courts have determined that the donation was to the person, not to the office, so the heirs cannot claim the property. The debate has also recalled the case of La Mareta, Juan Carlos I's residence in Lanzarote, which was transferred to Patrimonio Nacional (the State heritage agency) at the king's own wish, thus avoiding a similar conflict.
Feijóo's U-turn
The current leader of the PP (Spain's conservative People's Party), as president of the Xunta (the Galician regional government), was initially reluctant to demand the return of the property, but changed his stance after the 2020 ruling by the Audiencia. His turnaround has been interpreted by critics as an electoral ploy. Franco's grandson maintains that Feijóo "deceived" his mother, promising her a favourable solution that never came. Other analysts argue that Feijóo simply upheld the law and that the State is entitled to recover a public asset.
The controversy leaves open the question of whether the Franco family will obtain greater compensation or whether the pazo will definitively become cultural heritage. Meanwhile, the wounds of the civil war and the dictatorship remain open in the public debate.
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Days after Spain's Supreme Court upheld the return of the Pazo de Meirás to the State, one of Francisco Franco's grandsons has attacked Alberto Núñez Feijóo, accusing him of having deceived his mother during the process. The ruling, which dismisses the family's appeals, considers that the property was donated to the dictator in a personal capacity and not as Head of State, which led the Audiencia de A Coruña (a regional high court) to order its restitution. The Franco family, which has already announced it will appeal to the Constitutional Court, considers the 800,000 euros in compensation for the improvements made insufficient.
The Emilia Pardo Bazán inheritance
The Pazo de Meirás was handed over to Franco in 1938 through a public subscription, but the property belonged to the writer Emilia Pardo Bazán. Her daughter, in later interviews, stated that she would have given the pazo to the dictator free of charge. However, the courts have determined that the donation was to the person, not to the office, so the heirs cannot claim the property. The debate has also recalled the case of La Mareta, Juan Carlos I's residence in Lanzarote, which was transferred to Patrimonio Nacional (the State heritage agency) at the king's own wish, thus avoiding a similar conflict.
Feijóo's U-turn
The current leader of the PP (Spain's conservative People's Party), as president of the Xunta (the Galician regional government), was initially reluctant to demand the return of the property, but changed his stance after the 2020 ruling by the Audiencia. His turnaround has been interpreted by critics as an electoral ploy. Franco's grandson maintains that Feijóo "deceived" his mother, promising her a favourable solution that never came. Other analysts argue that Feijóo simply upheld the law and that the State is entitled to recover a public asset.
The controversy leaves open the question of whether the Franco family will obtain greater compensation or whether the pazo will definitively become cultural heritage. Meanwhile, the wounds of the civil war and the dictatorship remain open in the public debate.
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