An estimated 500,000 people died in the civil war, which left Spain as a dictatorship under the rule of the Fascist General Francisco Franco ... to accept a Spanish passport.

He joined a military coup, fought ruthlessly in the Spanish Civil War, and emerged as the dictator of Spain. For almost 40 years, Franco worked to transform the country into a bastion of tradition.

Franco’s Pirates is an essential read for anyone interested in the Spanish Civil War, naval operations between the World Wars, and the concept of blockade. Note: Franco’s Pirates is also available in ...

At the Cuelgamuros Valley mausoleum, which served as Franco's tomb until 2019 and ... without ever having studied either the Spanish Civil War or the Francoist dictatorship during their education.

The Valley of the Fallen, inaugurated in 1959, is a monumental complex built after the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939 ... Francisco Franco, Spain’s longtime head of state and leader of the ...