By a Special Correspondent
– For decades, whispers circulated among Galician historians, journalists, and political veterans about a mysterious file codenamed “FU10.” Hidden deep within the bowels of what was once the Spanish Civil Guard’s intelligence apparatus, this dossier was said to contain the names, activities, and secret political leanings of hundreds of Galicians during the country’s volatile transition from Francoist dictatorship to democracy (1975–1982). galician fu10
As Spain continues to grapple with the legacies of Francoism, the partial opening of files like FU10 offers a necessary, uncomfortable truth: the transition to democracy did not begin in 1975, nor did the mechanisms of control fully disappear. They simply changed their filing system. By a Special Correspondent – For decades, whispers
For victims and their families, the legacy is more tangible. In 2020, the Asociación Galega pola Recuperación da Memoria Histórica (AGARMH) identified 112 individuals named in surviving FU10 fragments who suffered professional blacklisting, internal exile, or brief detention. Only 23 were alive to see the file’s partial declassification. For victims and their families, the legacy is more tangible