Economic history of Spain
This article covers the development of Spain's economy over the course of its history.
Historical GPD per capita development of Spain
Ruins of a Roman garum factory near Tarifa, Spain
The port of Seville in the 1500s. Originally, all trade with the colonies in the Americas was required to go through this port.
Post-war ration card
Francisco Franco Bahamonde was a Spanish military general who led the Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War and thereafter ruled over Spain from 1939 to 1975 as a dictator, assuming the title Caudillo. This period in Spanish history, from the Nationalist victory to Franco's death, is commonly known as Francoist Spain or as the Francoist dictatorship.
Franco in 1936
His parents with Francisco in arms, on the day of his baptism on 17 December 1892
Francisco and his brother Ramón in North Africa, 1925
Franco in 1930