Spanish transition to democracy
The Spanish transition to democracy, known in Spain as la Transición or la Transición española, is a period of modern Spanish history encompassing the regime change that moved from the Francoist dictatorship to the consolidation of a parliamentary system, in the form of constitutional monarchy under Juan Carlos I.
Juan Carlos I before the Cortes Españolas, during his proclamation as King on 22 November 1975
Manuel Fraga Iribarne, the most important Minister of the Arias Navarro government
Federica Montseny speaking at the meeting of the CNT in Barcelona in 1977, after 36 years of exile
People waiting to vote in the 1977 general election, the first free election since 1936.
Francoist Spain, also known as the Francoist dictatorship, was the period of Spanish history between 1936 and 1975, when Francisco Franco ruled Spain after the Spanish Civil War with the title Caudillo. After his death in 1975, Spain transitioned into a democracy. During this time period, Spain was officially known as the Spanish State.
Francisco Franco and Adolf Hitler in Meeting at Hendaye, 1940
Franco and U.S. President Gerald Ford riding in a ceremonial parade in Madrid, 1975
Armed forces in San Sebastián, 1942
Francoist demonstration in Salamanca in 1937
