Democratic Memory Law
| Law 20/2022 of 19 October | |
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| Cortes Generales | |
| Citation | BOE-A-2022-17099 |
| Enacted by | Congress of Deputies |
| Enacted by | Senate |
| Assented to by | Felipe VI |
| Royal assent | 19 October 2022 |
| Effective | 21 October 2022 |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: Congress of Deputies | |
| Introduced by | Second government of Pedro Sánchez |
| Introduced | 30 August 2021 |
| Passed | 14 July 2022 |
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| Second chamber: Senate | |
| Passed | 5 October 2022 |
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| Historical Memory Law | |
| Status: In force | |
The Law of Democratic Memory (Spanish: Ley de Memoria Democrática) is a law in Spain which came into effect in October 2022, concerning the legacy of Francoist Spain. The Law seeks to promote knowledge of the history of democracy in Spain and to maintain the memory of the victims of the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist Dictatorship through initiatives such as the creation of a Register of Victims, to recognise a right of investigation and to know the truth about the circumstances of a victim's death and the removal of some remaining symbols of the dictatorship.