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Francisco Franco was bornt.
He was born in the Ferrol, a city and a municipality located in the North part of Spain in the estuary of the Ferrol, in La Coruña, a province of Galicia.
Their parents were, Nicolas Fanco and María del Pilar Bahamonde. -
Rif war (the beginning of the military career of Franco).
At the age of 19, Franco wanted to obtain military experience, for that reason he decided to go to Marruecos, where the Rif war was disputed.
The first day Franco presents himself to,Colonel Villalba Riquelme, his former director at the Toledo Academy,and also the ruler of one of the forts that guarded Melilla, called Tifasor. Thanks to him he started fighting in the front for the occupation of Somman. Being like this the beginning of his career. -
Franco reached to comandant.
After a war between Ceuta and Tanger (the capture of the Biutz) Franco finished with terrible wounds that could have caused him the death. He was hospitalized for a month in Ceuta.
After war wounds, they used to reward themselves with promotions, but that was not the case with Franco, but he insisted until he reached King Alfonso XIII, and got his promotion to Commander, but it was not until February 28, 1917 that he was promoted. -
Franco is appointed head of the foreign legion.
Jose Millán Astráin, Spanish soldier and creator of the Spanish legion asked Franco to be the second chief of the legion. Franco went to Africa, to exercise his power as the main head of the foreign legion, and 200 legionnaires moved to Ceuta. This military group is characterized by its strict rules, and its brutality way of attacking since they do not fear death. In fact, the first night they arrived in Ceuta, they murdered a prostitute and a corporal on guard. -
Franco becomes lieutenant colonel
After the replacement of Millán Astray, giving power to Lieutenant Valenzuela over the legion, and his death. Franco obtained power over the legion, adding his promotion to lieutenant colonel. -
Coup d'état by Primo de Rivera
On September 14, 1923, a state of war was declared, which would last until March 16, 1925. On September 15, the royal decree that established a military directory that assumed all the functions of the executive power was approved. Primo de Rivera became head of government and sole minister.
At first Franco did not agree with the coup since Primo de Rivera wanted to withdraw from Morocco. -
Franco get married
Carmen Polo y Martínez-Valdés (Oviedo, June 11, 1900 - Madrid, February 6, 1988) she was a Spanish aristocrat. And they get married in the basilica of San Juan el Real. -
Franco was promoted to colonel.
During his tenure in the foreign legion, Franco carried out several operations in Morocco that promoted him to colonel -
Franco becomes Brigadier General
France and Spain made an alliance a year earlier against Abd el Krim (the Moroccan leader who started the Republic of the Rif). Spain began the landing of Alhucemas, a poorly planned operation that was headed for failure, but Franco, who was in command of the first front, devised a plan that led to victory for both France and Spain since they forced Abd el Krim to surrender. This was the reason why Franco was promoted to brigadier general, thus being the youngest in Europe. -
Their only daughter was born
Carmen Franco y Polo, was the only daughter of Franco and Carmen Polo. She was born in Oviedo. -
Appointed director of the Zaragoza military academy.
Franco's mandate on this new military institution in Zaragoza, was a success for the Africanists (those soldiers who were fighting in Morocco against the Rif tribes.) -
Franco is transferred to Baleares.
After having been in La Coruña as head of the fifteenth infantry brigade, he was transferred to the Balearic Islands after complaining to Manuel Azaña (President of the Government at the time) that he had lost positions in the ranks of the failed Sanjurada coup. This transfer to the Balearic Islands was a merit for his career since at that time it was a conflict zone due to the presence of the republicans, in fact that transfer was typical of people of a higher rank than his. -
Asturian Revolution.
The Asturias Revolution of 1934 was a coordinated insurrection between the different Asturian left-wing forces, whose main objectives included the abolition of the republican system established by the 1931 Constitution and its replacement by a socialist regime.
The CEDA wanted to send Franco to put down the revolt, but the government preferred to trust General Eduardo López Ochoa, a Republican. However, it was Franco who controlled the operations among the "tercio", and Majorcan troops. -
Coup d'etat.
A group of military rebels led by Mola, Franco and Queipo de Llano staged a military coup against the government of the Second Republic. Franco, who was already aware of the coup, traveled one day before it on the Dragon Rapide plane, from Gran Canaria to Morocco and one day after the coup he went to Tetuan where he was praised by a large mass of people. -
Franco is proclaimed generalissimo and head of state.
In the middle of the civil war, Franco is named head of state. This is due to the death of Sanjuro (a Spanish soldier who took part in the 1936 coup), and his superiority over General Mola, since throughout his career he won various military titles, giving him that power. Adding that he had the support of European fascism, both by Mussolini and Hitler.
The decision was made official in a solemn ceremony held in the throne room of the Captaincy General of Burgos. -
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Franco dictatorship
Francoism was a military dictatorship in which all the powers of the state fell into the hands of Franco. This meant the censorship and repression of any type of resistance to the Franco regime, along with the abolition of political parties and unions. And they punished religious or political opponents by firing squad, concentration camps, labor camps, or torture. -
Hendaya conferences
This conference took place in the train car where Hitler was, at the Hendaye station. In this meeting, Hitler asked Franco to sign an alliance with the Nazis for World War II, and also asked him to establish his troops in Gibraltar, since he wanted to kick the British out of the peninsula. Franco for his part asked that no Spanish base be attacked, although Franco made it difficult for him. On the other hand, Franco asked for economic, logistical and military help. -
Franco died (He died by a heart failure, and different diseases).
His death was very controversial since, his last months of life Franco was still alive due to a medical dependency.
When he died he left behind a 40-year Franco dictatorship in Spain, 23,000 people shot , another 70,000 by the front, and a total of 150,000 during the civil war. Adding the prisoners of war who suffered terrible conditions and mistreatment.
Before he died, he educated the current King Emeritus, so that his term as dictator succeeded him.
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