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Details about what lead to this crime can be read in the previous photos. The remains of the former candidate to the 1958 presidential elections and his secretary were found in this place, at Cortijo del Pericia, near the brook de la Tranca, south of Villanueva del Fresno.

It marks the 50th anniversary of the find of the remains of General Humberto Delgado and his secretary, stealthily buried in this place after being assassinated by the Portuguese political police, as explained in previous photos. The memorial stands at Cortijo del Pericia, near the brook de la Tranca, south of Villanueva del Fresno.

This monument stands at Cortijo del Pericia, near the brook de la Tranca, southeast of Villanueva del Fresno, Badajoz Province, Spain. It was inserted in 2005, 40 years after the assassination of the general, opponent to the dictatorship in Portugal, and his secretary, in the place where their bodies were buried by the murderers, and found as explained in the description of the previous photo.

Humberto Delgado was a Portuguese Air Force general, candidate to the Presidencial Elections of 1958, against the candidate of the dictatorial regime. The counting of votes was manipulated, imposing the defeat to the general. As opponent to the regime, he became persona non grata to be eliminated. Attracted to an ambush in Spain by two supposedly opponents to the regime - in fact two agents of PIDE, the political police of Salazar - he was shot down at the age of 58, together with his 34 years old Brazilian secretary. The murderers buried them roughly in this place, at Cortijo de la Pericia, near the brook de la Tranca, about 10 km southeast of Villanueva del Fresno, on February 13th 1965, returning to Portugal. The Spanish authorities only became aware of this assassination when a dog of two teenagers digged out a skull on next April 24th. The victims were identified a few days later. This plaque was posted 20 years after the assassination, being present the international commission of tribute to the general.