The pact of forgetting (pacto del olvido) was the Spanish governmental decision essentially to “turn the page of history” and avoid dealing with the lasting impact of Francoism after the dictator’s death. In the transition to democracy, Francoist officials were not prosecuted for the crimes or the suffering they caused during the period, and critical opinions about the country’s controversial past were silenced or repressed for the sake of “national reconciliation.” This phenomenon has led many citizens to forget or at least not fully confront their nation’s past and in many ways has led to a somewhat incomplete concept of Spanish national identity.