Falange

The Falange (or Phalange) is the name assigned to several political movements and parties dating from the 1930s, most particularly the original movement in Spain. This article is primarily about the Spanish Falange. For information about the Lebanese Phalange, see the Kataeb Party article.

After the war

After the war, the party was charged with developing an ideology for Franco's regime. This job became a cursus honorum for ambitious politicians -- new converts, who were called camisas nuevas ("new shirts") in opposition to the more overtly populist and ideological "old shirts" from before the war.

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The Falange also developed youth organizations (Flechas, Pelayos; compare to Hitlerjugend and Italian Balilla and Arditi), a female section (Sección Femenina) led by José Antonio's sister, that instructed young women on how to be "good patriots, good Christians and good wives".

Related Topics:
Pelayo - Hitlerjugend - Balilla - Arditi

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The Nationalist coup originally had a distinctively Catholic flavor, but after the opening to the United States and the Spanish Miracle of the 1950s, Franco began working with younger, more technocratic secular politicians, linked to Opus Dei.

Related Topics:
Spanish Miracle - Technocrat - Opus Dei

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