The Leaden Time (Episode 4)

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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. Resistance fell silent. The dictator sat firmly in the saddle. But along with the new friends, new influences also entered the country. Spain changed, confronting the regime with new challenges. How much longer would Franco be able to cling to power? Could Prince Juan Carlos give the dictatorship a future?

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…

At the end of the Second World War the cards in global politics were reshuffled. The Allies now made a clear distinction between the friends and foes of democracy. The situation became critical for…

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…