General Franco being ousted from the Cabildo

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According to Canarias7 - council minutes have been uncovered showing Franco was appointed honorary president in 1945. His presidency will be revoked tomorrow....

Google translation:
The research of historian Carmelo Torres in the minutes of Cabildo 1945 has brought to light the August 12 of that year Franco was named honorary president of the institution. More than the fact that it has been awarded the distinction, surprisingly, has not been discovered. Full on Wednesday revoked the honor.

Bahamonte Francisco Franco, the dictator who ruled with an iron fist for nearly forty years in Spain, cease to be honorary president of the Cabildo de Fuerteventura from Wednesday. Though it has been nearly four decades since the death of General coup and the subsequent transition to democracy was unknown or at least had forgotten that was issued this title.

For the history of the institution not listed as stain, the island city on a proposal from CC and PSOE, will retire on Wednesday the honor bestowed on August 12, 1945.

The Cabildo de Fuerteventura reason to delay the removal of the distinction Francisco Franco by not knowing that it was issued in the past. In this sense, "access to this information has been recently provided the occasion for carrying out various historical research related to the plenary and other documentation of the Cabildo de Fuerteventura Minutes" point sources insular institution.

The withdrawal of honors dictator relies on Article 15 of Law 52/2007, in Section 1, states that public administrations, in the exercise of its powers, "take measures for the removal of shields, badges, plaques and other commemorative objects or references of exaltation, personal or collective, the military uprising, civil war and repression of the dictatorship. "