FratFiles

• Save Paper

Francisco Franco

Francisco Franco was the dictator of Spain from 1939 to 1975, including the time of WW2. Perhaps he was better known as "El Caudillo," translated into English as The Leader. He was born and raised in Spain. He was a very brilliant military general who led Nationalist rebels in defeating the Spanish government during the Spanish Civil War. Although he was viewed as a Fascist Dictator, he strongly opposed communism. He was an extremely important figure in the course of world history.

Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teodulo Franco Bahamonde, Francisco Franco as he was known, was born on December 4, 1892 at the coastal city of El Ferrel in the region known as Galicia in Northwestern Spain. He was close to his mother during his childhood. His father, older brother, and the four generations before him were naval officers. However, the Naval Academy was full so Franco went into the Army. He enrolled into Infantry Academy at Toledo when he was 14 and graduated......

View the rest of this paper...

Approximate Word Count: 924
Approximate Pages: 4 (250 words per double-spaced page)

Similar Essays

1. Francisco Franco
   

   Francisco Franco Francisco Franco Francisco Franco was the dictator of Spain from 1939 to 1975, including the time of WW2. Perhaps he was better known as "El Caudillo," translated

2. Francisco Franco
   

   Francisco Franco Francisco Franco was a general and authoritarian leader, who governed Spain from 1939 to 1975. He came to power shortly after the start of the Spanish Civil War.

3. Francisco Franco
   

   Francisco Franco Francisco Franco was a general and authoritarian leader, who governed Spain from 1939 to 1975. He came to power shortly after the start of the Spanish Civil War.

4. Ms
   

   Ms Economy of Spain Spain inherited a fascist economy from Francisco Franco and firing was complex and expensive. Interventionism was widespread: basic products like bread and

5. Dictatorship
   

   most well-known dictators in modern history are Adolf Hitler, a ruler of the Third Reich, Francisco Franco, a Spanish dictator, and Benito Mussolini, an Italian dictator. In spite