State
Francoist Spain
1939–1975 dictature period of Spain
- This boundary
- 1939–1945
- Founded
- 1939
- Ended
- 1975
- Capital
- Madrid, Salamanca
- Government
- one-party dictatorship, constitutional monarchy
- Languages
- Spanish
- Preceded by
- Second Spanish Republic
- Succeeded by
- Reign of Juan Carlos I of SpainSpanish transition to democracy
Overview
Francoist Spain (Spanish: España franquista), also known as Nationalist Spain, Falangist Spain, the Franco regime, or the Franco dictatorship, officially the Spanish State (Estado Español), was a state established in Nationalist-held territories of Spain ruled by Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War from 1936 to 1939 and then comprising the whole of Spain from 1939 until Franco's death in 1975.
Records (6)
- 1936 — Battle of Cape EspartelNaval battle
- 1938 — Sinking of the SS CantabriaNaval battle
- 1941–1945 — Eastern FrontWar
- 1942–1943 — Battle of StalingradBattle
- 1942 — Alía massacreMassacre
- 1944 — Invasion of Val d'AranInvasion
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