De Guadiana del Caudillo a Guadiana Historical milestone · Guadiana, Tierra de Badajoz, Badajoz Image of Guadiana, not of the place itself. The municipality was originally called Guadiana del Caudillo, in reference to Francisco Franco, until it adopted its current name in 2020 under the Historical Memory Law. It became independent from Badajoz as its own municipality on 17 February 2012. 2020 Photo: Nelso Silva (CC BY-SA 2.0) What to see and do in Guadiana