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Ascensión Mendieta, 93, Dies; Symbol of Justice for Franco Victims

She fought for decades to recover the remains of her father, who had been executed by a firing squad in 1939. Finally, when she was 92, she found him.

Franco Columbu, Bodybuilder and Schwarzenegger Friend, Dies at 78

Mr. Columbu held titles like Mr. Universe and Mr. Olympia, and helped bodybuilding broaden its audience by appearing in action films and “Pumping Iron.”

Barbara Probst Solomon, Who Wrote of Spain Under Franco, Dies at 90

Admired for her observations on culture and politics, she was best known for a memoir about her involvement with the anti-Franco resistance movement.

Franco Zeffirelli, Italian Director With Taste for Excess, Dies at 96

Mr. Zeffirelli’s opera productions sometimes drew critical ire, but audiences generally loved them. He worked in film, too.

Franco Biondi Santi, Brunello Winemaker, Dies at 91

The popularity of Mr. Biondi Santi’s Tuscan red wine, which was invented by his grandfather in Italy, skyrocketed in the last half-century.

G. Franco Romagnoli, 82, Italian Chef, Dies

With his wife, Margaret, Mr. Romagnoli helped introduce Americans to authentic Italian home cooking on the 1970s PBS series “The Romagnolis’ Table” and in a series of best-selling cookbooks.

Milton Wolff, 92, Dies; Anti-Franco Leader

Mr. Wolff was the last commander of the American volunteers who fought against Franco in the Spanish Civil War.

Adolfo Munoz Alonso Dies; Philosopher Backed Franco

Munoz Alonzo, Adolfo (Prof)

JOSE ORTEGA DIES; PHILOSOPHER, 72; Spain's Leading Intellectual Was Noted Writer -- Foe of Franco and Monarchy

Ortega y Gasset, Jose

Barbara Probst Solomon, Who Wrote of Spain Under Franco, Dies at 90

Admired for her observations on culture and politics, she was best known for a memoir about her involvement with the anti-Franco resistance movement.