Franco Revisited (Episode 5)

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Francisco Franco is regarded by many as one of the most brutal dictators in European history. Spain is marked by traces of his tyranny even today and the Spanish Civil War and nearly forty years of Francoist dictatorship are overshadowed by many open questions. What really happened back then? Who was the man who still divides Spain today? What induced young people from all over the world to take part in the Spanish Civil War? How was life in the dictatorship at all possible? On the basis of the latest research findings, “The Truth About Franco” casts new light on “Spain‘s Forgotten Dictatorship”.

At the end of a bloody civil war Francisco Franco seized power and ruled Spain with an iron hand for nearly four decades. Under his leadership the conservative, monarchist armed forces staged a coup…

The Franco myth stands for a cruel regime: for the darkest chapter in Spanish history. Franco gave himself the title of Caudillo de España - Supreme Leader of Spain. He created his own rituals of…

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In the mid-fifties Franco’s foreign policy successes opened up new perspectives for Spain. After years of stagnation the country was now moving forwards. Thus, Franco’s rule was legitimized…

Francisco Franco is regarded by many as one of the most brutal dictators in European history. Spain is marked by traces of his tyranny even today and the Spanish Civil War and nearly forty years of…