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Government posthumously revokes Grand Cross of Health awarded to Francoist psychiatrist Vallejo Nájera

09 Jul 2026 Effective: 09 Jul 2026 61 views
Who is affected:
Health administration, historical memory institutions and descendants of the decorated individual

Summary

The Government withdraws the highest health distinction granted in 1947 to military psychiatrist Vallejo Nájera, linked to Francoist repression and eugenic theories. The revocation is based on the Democratic Memory Law.

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Royal Decree 580/2026 posthumously revokes the Grand Cross of Health awarded in 1947 to Antonio Vallejo Nájera Lobón, military psychiatrist of the Francoist regime. The revocation is based on article 42 of Law 20/2022 on Democratic Memory, which allows the withdrawal of decorations from those who were part of the dicta…

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Real Decreto 580/2026, de 7 de julio, por el que se revoca, a título póstumo, la Gran Cruz de Sanidad concedida a don Antonio Vallejo Nájera Lobón.

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