Before that, during the 40-year-long dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, domestic violence was not considered a crime.

BBC: Domestic violence (posed)

ETA, an acronym for Basque Homeland and Freedom in the Basque language, once enjoyed a greater degree of sympathy, especially in the days of dictator General Francisco Franco, who brutally repressed Basque culture.

CNN: Thousands pay tribute to latest ETA victim

Not only did the victory of the fascist dictator, General Francisco Franco, result in the brutal repression of those who fought against him on the Republican side but it also resulted in Madrid again ordering the abolition of Catalonia's autonomous institutions.

BBC: Eurozone crisis: Catalonia's place in Spain