Madrid's first protest after Franco's death

On March 13, 1976, hundreds of people in Madrid's Canillas neighborhood protested without reprisals, a rare event during the dying days of Franco's dictatorship. Marta Hidalgo, a communist militant, organized the protest through a housewives' association, securing permission from the Francoist regime to highlight the neglect of peripheral neighborhoods. The protest was a significant milestone as it was the first authorized demonstration in Madrid after Franco's death.

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