Francoist repression in school textbooks: the problematic treatment of a controversial historical topic

Abstract

This article analyzes in a panoramic way the treatment of the Francoist repression in the Spanish school textbooks of secondary and high school education of the last twenty-five years. It is based on the following premise: the educational treatment of a conflictive and “hot” past like that of Franco´s regime and, especially, Francoist repression, is basic in the construction of democratic culture among the new generations. In this sense, the article focuses on the interpretative and methodological deficiencies that can be seen in the textbooks published under the LOGSE, LOE and LOMCE educational laws.