I recently saw a TV series called 'In Europa', which is a 'popular history' show based on the book (and presented by) Dutch author Geert Mak, and deals with the events of the 20th century in Europe. Episode 12 dealt with the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) and I was just ... well, shocked I guess.
Not because of how the war came to be and such, but because of the social impact it still has on everyday Spanish life ... and how it's not discussed or even spoken off. This was somewhat surprising as the Spanish to me always came across as a rather open people, could some of the Spaniards here care to tell more about this?