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Nuns Stealing Babies in Spain during Franco's Regime
03:57 - 11:21 (07:24)
During Franco's regime, nuns who worked in maternity wards took infants from women that were often unwed or poor, claiming their children were stillborn. These same nuns also targeted newborns belonging to women who were jailed as political prisoners.
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After discovering her mother's old medical papers and a birth certificate indicating the birth of her previously unknown sister, the author's mother took the papers away and never spoke of them again.
03:57 - 06:54 (02:57)
Family Secrets
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After discovering her mother's old medical papers and a birth certificate indicating the birth of her previously unknown sister, the author's mother took the papers away and never spoke of them again.
ChapterNuns Stealing Babies in Spain during Franco's Regime
EpisodeThe Sunday Read: ‘Taken Under Fascism, Spain’s “Stolen Babies” Are Learning the Truth’
PodcastThe Daily
The regime of Francisco Franco is accused of stealing thousands of babies from left-wing opponents and giving them up for adoption to Franco supporters.
06:54 - 11:21 (04:27)
Spain
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The regime of Francisco Franco is accused of stealing thousands of babies from left-wing opponents and giving them up for adoption to Franco supporters. These thefts happened during the late 1930s and 1940s and continued through the end of Franco's rule in 1975.