After the fall of Franco public attention shifted to the Nationalist repression . Memory of victims of Republican violence in Madrid was cultivated mostly by their relatives , though periodically it gained renewed attention , especially in relation to Santiago Carillo ; his re-entry into politics sparked heated controversy which continued for decades , climaxing in a failed attempt to launch legal action on basis of presumed crimes against humanity . Some major new publications , e.g. the 1983 Gibson 's work on Paracuellos , renewed public attention ; it was also the case of beatifications , proceeded and completed by pope John Paul II in the 1990s and Benedict XVI in the early 21st century . Public debate on role and official acknowledgement of the Madrid repression system continued . In 2015 Comisionado de Memoria Histórica marked the Bellas Artes checa , the Modelo prison and the Porlier prison to feature among 15 " sites of historical memory " in Madrid . The proposal generated ongoing public controversy related to the list of sites and exact wording used . Initially it was intended to mount plaques commemorating the victims ; however , according to legal expertise obtained the proposal would be incompatible with Ley de Memoria Histórica , which prohibits " exaltación de la sublevación militar , de la Guerra Civil y de la represión de la Dictadura " . So far , minor plaques are currently mounted in premises which do not form public space , e.g. in religious buildings . Debates related to other initiatives of the Madrid town hall continue
Nationalist repression
White Terror (Spain)
Republican repression in Madrid (1936–1939)