Francisco Franco

Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde Salgado Pardo de Andrade (December 4 1892 – November 20 1975), abbreviated Francisco Franco Bahamonde and sometimes known as Generalísimo Francisco Franco, was Head of State of Spain from 1936 until his death in 1975. Known as el "Caudillo de España", and officially as "Caudillo de España por la gracia de Dios" (The Leader of Spain by the grace of God), he presided over the authoritarian government of the Spanish State following victory in the Spanish Civil War.

Spain after Franco

Franco's successor as head of state was the current Spanish monarch, Juan Carlos. Though much beloved by Franco, the King held liberal political views which earned him suspicion among conservatives who expected him to continue Franco's policies. Instead, Juan Carlos would proceed to restore democracy in the nation, and help crush an attempted military coup early in his reign.

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Since Franco's death, almost all the placenames named after him (most Spanish towns had a calle del Generalísimo) have been changed. Most statues or monuments of him have also been removed, and the last one standing in capital Madrid was removed in March 2005.

Related Topics:
Named after him - 2005

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He was declared a saint by the obscure Palmarian Church.

Related Topics:
Declared a saint - Palmarian Church

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