An olive tree next to the memorial marks the location of Federico García Lorca’s grave, which might not actually be his grave. *The story of Lorca’s assassination during the Spanish Civil War is convoluted and often contradictory, winding from Madrid to the countryside of Andalusia. The history surrounding Lorca’s death and final resting place is ambiguous. Though the circumstances of Lorca’s death are still uncertain, the facts around his actual remains are even more tenuous. Servini de Cubría had previously investigated the Spanish Civil War, in some cases probing deeper than officials in Spain.

Source: The Bubble August 18, 2016 20:37 UTC