The war, one of the bloodiest events of the 20th century and a precursor to the horrors to come in the rest of Europe during World War II, began when Nationalist forces under Franco led a military uprising that ousted an elected, leftist Republican government. “We believe we have reached an important moment” in Spanish history, said Diego Lopez Garrido, a Socialist party spokesman. But dealing with the war’s atrocities and aftermath largely has been taboo, both in the Franco years and since the country returned to democracy in 1978, with many saying they would prefer not to dredge up painful memories. Spain’s 1936-39 civil war left half a million people dead and pitted brother against brother. There is still work to do before the bill, known as the Historic Memory Law, becomes law, but an agreement reached Monday by lawmakers of the ruling Socialists and several smaller parties was a breakthrough after months of deadlock. MADRID, Spain - Spain took a bold first step toward addressing one of its darkest chapters - carving out an agreement that would honor victims on both sides of the Spanish civil war and the ensuing rightwing dictatorship of Gen.
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