Spain under Franco

Isolation after the War (1945-1953)

After the war, the Allies founded the United Nations, in which Spain was not allowed to enter. A resolution condemning the Franco government was soon to come, which encouraged countries to remove their ambassadors in Spain, and established the basis for measures against Spain, if the government remained authoritarian. This was because the UN considered that the government in Spain was not the one the people wanted, and it had been established through a civil war with the help of Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. Although these measures never took place, and the resolution just boosted support for the regime at home, but only 5 ambassadors remained in Spain, and the frontier with France was closed.

Related Topics:
United Nations - Spain - Fascist Italy - Nazi Germany - France

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In 1947, Franco set the basis for his successor in the Ley de Sucesión en la Jefatura del Estado, implying that his successor must be a man, of catholic origin. This Law also gave Franco the right to be Chief of the Spanish State for life.

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The economy of Spain during these years was disastrous. The falangists had attempted to introduce an autarquic economy in Spain, cutting imports, and organizing production and commercialization of several first order goods, even introducing rationing cards. This caused the economy to halt, industrial production to diminish, due to lack of raw materials, and massive inflation.

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