This period in Spanish history, from the Nationalist victory to Franco's death, is commonly known as Francoist Spain. Born in Ferrol, Galicia, into an upper-class military family, Franco served in the …

Nov 30, 2025 · Francisco Franco - Spanish Civil War, Dictatorship, Regime: Although Franco had visions of restoring Spanish grandeur after the Civil War, in reality he was the leader of an exhausted …

Nov 28, 2025 · Franco, in death, lingers on, a ghost that haunts the living of Spain. In forgetting his reign of terror and sanitizing his memory, we risk trivializing authoritarianism and weakening democracy.

It is interesting to note, while it seems that Franco was allowing Germany free reign in Spain, Franco was continually working to prevent the advance of German forces into Spain.

Jan 13, 2025 · Discover Francisco Franco's life, dictatorship in Spain, and his controversial legacy involving politics, war, and family.

Nov 9, 2009 · Francisco Franco (1892-1975) ruled Spain as a military dictator from 1939 until his death. He rose to power during th...

Francoist Spain (Spanish: España franquista; English: pronounced Franco-ist), also known as the Francoist dictatorship (dictadura franquista), or Nationalist Spain (España nacionalista), and …

Nov 30, 2025 · Francisco Franco, general and leader of the Nationalist forces that overthrew the Spanish democratic republic in the Spanish Civil War (1936–39); thereafter he was the head of the …

Francisco Franco, in full Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde, (born Dec. 4, 1892, El Ferrol, Spain—died Nov. 20, 1975, Madrid), Spanish general and head of the government of …

8 hours ago · Jockey Manny Franco finished 2025 as the leading rider on the New York Racing Association circuit, while Linda Rice secured the year-end titles as NYRA's winningest trainer and …