Book Interview: Franco’s virulent antisemitism leaves a dark and lasting legacy, says Paul Preston

The British historian points out that antisemitism has been a common theme in Spanish history for centuries - and especially since 1492, when the Jews got expelled from Spain during the early years of the Spanish Inquisition. 

A portrait of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco (1892 - 1975) sitting on a throne in full military regalia. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

• Architects of Terror: Paranoia, Conspiracy and Anti-Semitism in Franco’s Spain
• Paul Preston
• Publisher: William Collins