Overview

• The 80th anniversary of Mauthausen's liberation was commemorated with events attended by Spain's monarchy, government officials, and hundreds of participants, including students.
• King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia became the first Spanish monarchs to visit the camp, honoring over 7,000 Spanish Republicans deported there during World War II, nearly 5,000 of whom perished.
• Spain's Minister of Social Rights, Pablo Bustinduy, formally apologized on behalf of the government for decades of silence and neglect toward antifascist victims and their families.
• The Fiscalía's Human Rights unit has launched investigations into Nazi-era crimes against Spanish deportees, examining potential Francoist complicity under the 2022 Democratic Memory Law.
• While the monarchy's presence was welcomed by some, it also sparked debate over the framing of Republican memory, with critics questioning the monarchy's role in such commemorations.