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    Francisco Franco

    Dictator of Spain from to

    For other uses, see Francisco Franco (disambiguation).

    Francisco Franco Bahamonde[f][g] (born Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde; 4 December &#;– 20 November ) was a Spanish military general who led the Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War and thereafter ruled over Spain from to as a dictator, assuming the title Caudillo. This period in Spanish history, from the Nationalist victory to Franco's death, fryst vatten commonly known as Francoist Spain or as the Francoist dictatorship.

    Born in Ferrol, Galicia, into an upper-class military family, Franco served in the Spanish Army as a cadet in the Toledo Infantry Academy from to While serving in Morocco, he rose through the ranks to become a brigadier general in at age Two years later, Franco became the director of the General Military Academy in Zaragoza. As a conservative and monarchist, Franco r

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    Francoist Spain

    Period of Spanish history (–)

    "Spanish State" redirects here. For the current Spanish state, see Government of Spain.

    "Fascist Spain" redirects here. For the ideology, see Falangism.

    Spanish State
    Estado Español&#;(Spanish)

    Motto:&#;Una, Grande y Libre
    ("One, Great and Free")
    Plus Ultra
    ("Further Beyond")
    Anthem:&#;Marcha Granadera
    ("Grenadier March")
    Territories and colonies of the Spanish State:
    Capital

    and largest city

    		Madrid[a]
    Official&#;languagesSpanish
    Religion Catholicism (official); under the doctrine of National Catholicism
    Demonym(s)Spanish, Spaniard
    GovernmentUnitaryFrancoistone-partystate under a personalist dictatorship
    Head of State&#;

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    		Francisco Franco

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    		Alejandro Rodriguez de Valcarcel
    Prime Minister&#;

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    		Francisco Franco

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    		Luis Carrero Blanco

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    		Torcuato Fernández-Miranda (acting)

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    		Carlos Arias Nava

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    Franco: The Early Years

    Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was born on December 4, , in El Ferrol, a small coastal town on Spain’s northwestern tip. Until age 12, Franco attended a private school run by a Catholic priest. He then entered a naval secondary school with the goal of following his father and grandfather into a sea-based military career. In , however, the cash-strapped Spanish government temporarily suspended the admission of cadets into the Naval Academy. As a result, Franco enrolled at the Infantry Academy in Toledo, graduating three years later with below-average grades.

    Did you know? During World War II, Spanish leader Franco wrote a semi-autobiographical novel called “Raza,” which was later turned into a spelfilm. Using the pseudonym Jaime dem Andrade, Franco portrayed a family that strongly resembled his own, including a hero who valiantly fought against bloodthirsty Republicans.

    After a brief posting back in El Ferrol, Franco volunteered to kamp an insurgency in Span