I don't know if you're aware of the way the Spanish Civil War is portrayed in American culture - the Brave Democratic Republican (good) side and the Murdering Fascist Nationalist (evil) side. Much of that is due to American Communists who fought with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade and came home to become teachers, some is due to Hemingway's novels.
One book I read in English was Combat Over Spain by a Duke or Marquis or some such (I'm not at home so can't check) - a Nationalist pilot.
I read Spanish probably on a third-grade level, and I'm pretty sure there aren't any children's books about the war.
I wonder how much of the resentment against Franco is due to the Gibraltar issue? I believe closing the frontier was his idea, not that of the British.
No luck. I've nothing in english.
Thanks for the nice words about my city, I also have enjoyed my trips to the US, from both, land and people.
I am aware, Hemingway made a lot of damage. Curiously he is a widely unknown writer in Spain and probably no one would recall him if you ask about great writers.The only people who could recall a book would be after the movie (i.e. myself).
This image is also the one in spanish media and cinema, but if you ask to people the answer will depend on what side they where in war, take into account that civil population was cought in of the sides just depending on where they were living (geographically). Normally everyone hates the side that was ruling the place where he was living.My father didn't go to war because he was 11 years old so he stayed at home, he was ideologically against Franco all his life but what he really hated was the Republica because he had to shoot the retiring soldiers to protect his family's farm.Curiously his future father in law was in the red army retreating through that area, they never knew if they had once upon a time shooted each other.
The names you tell me doesn't sound like spanish, must be another one.
The most spreaded opinion here is that children should be kept away from the nasty things of life until at least they are teenagers so books the text books about war are ridiculous.
Believe me, no one here cares about Gibraltar excepting the government in charge and the journalists.Yes, closing the border was his idea, that's one of the reasons why Gibraltar's people feel for us something that is not exactly friendship.