Franco heirs take upper hand in fight over dictator’s body

MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government’s attempt to exorcise the ghost of Gen. Francisco Franco could backfire if relatives reinter the late dictator’s embalmed body under Madrid’s cathedral.
The Franco family crypt at Almudena Cathedral is centrally located among tourist hotspots. Opponents worry that having the general’s remains there would make Madrid an extreme right pilgrimage destination.
The government was aiming for the opposite when it decided earlier this ye