The Removal of the Benedictine Monks from the Valley of the Fallen
A new law, promoted by José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, intends to start the exhumations of the victims of the Civil War. The regulations also included a "re-signification" of the Valley of the Fallen, turning it into a civil cemetery. This will lead to the extinguish and the expel of the Order of Benedictine Monks, who run the Valley since 1957. In September, the law has been passed; the Basilica and the Cross will remain on the Valley, but the Benedictine Monks will be expelled.
UPDATE: The national court rejects the appeal that sought to stop the exhumations. The appeal was presented by the granddaughter of one of the women buried in the basilica.
Source: Vida Nueva Digital, La Nueva Tribuna, RTVE
Photo from Website of the Valley of the Fallen