Francisco Franco
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Francisco Franco Bahamonde was a Spanish military general who was the leader of Spain from 1939 until his death in 1975. He had led the Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic d
Formal portrait, c. 1960
Franco being held by his parents, on the day of his baptism on 17 December 1892
Francisco and his brother Ramón in North Africa, 1925
Franco in 1930
Second Spanish Republic
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The Spanish Republic, commonly known as the Second Spanish Republic, was the democratic government of Spain from 1931 to 1939. The Republic was proclaimed on 14 April 1931 after the deposition of King
Allegory of the Spanish Republic, displaying republican symbolism such as the Phrygian cap and the motto Libertad, Igualdad, Fraternidad
República Española (1931) by Teodoro Andreu
General José Sanjurjo, the leader of the failed 1932 military coup. Having been granted amnesty in 1934 by the right-wing government of the Republic, he was one of the leaders of the 1936 coup.
Workers arrested by the Guardia Civil and Guardia de Asalto during the Asturian miners' strike of 1934