Francisco Franco

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Francisco Franco
December 4th, 1892 November 20th, 1975
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Introducción

• Leader of Spain from 1936 to the time of his
  death in 1975
• From 1947 to 1975 he was de facto regent of Spain
• Led a very successful military and reached the
  rank of General, youngest to reach that rank at
  that point
• During his rule, he was known for his traditional
  values and strong beliefs in nationalism
• He was anti-communist
• He was allied with Hitler at one point, but then
  later switched allies to the United States
• Family came from a traditional naval service
• At age 23 Franco was already a captain in the
  military and had been wounded pretty bad. He got
  the name man of baraka, good luck, for
  surviving.
• Had good schooling but enrolled in the military
  the first chance he got to.
• Married María del Carmen Polo y Martínez-Valdès,
  and had one daughter, María del Carmen, born in
  1926
• He had two brothers and two sisters

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Geografía

• Spain occupies approx. 85 of the Iberian
  Peninsula

Extreme temperature changes, 9 months of winter,
and 3 months of hell. It gets overwhelmingly
hot. Generally low rainfall other than in the
north

• Main rivers of Spain Duero (Douro), Miño, Tajo
  (Tagus), Guadiana The Guadalquivir River and
  The Ebro River

• North-bay of Biscay and France, south-Med. Sea
  and Atlantic ocean, east-Med. Sea, west-Portugal
  and Atlantic Ocean

• The Pyrenees are Spains principal mountain range
  and the highest peak is Pico de Aneto

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Francisco Franco

• At the time of Francos reign, the political
  environment was somewhat chaotic. Almost every
  event seemed to result in a war or happen during
  a war. Franco was a dictator and would not stand
  for communism. After the collapse of the monarchy
  in 1931, the political spectrum in Spain was
  constantly shifting. In 1947, Franco once again
  declared Spain as a monarchy but never appointed
  a monarch.
• Franco was a nationalist, one with great
  aspirations and strong sense of militant
  dictatorship.
• Francos contribution is not all that great.
  Although there were periods of time where he
  brought Spain into economic and political
  stability, he also induced a lot of suffering on
  the people of Spain. He had no ideologies of how
  to run a government so he used his military
  skills, and perhaps over used them. In Spain
  right now, all statues and monuments of Francos
  regime have been removed. He was a controversial
  leader and the controversy has taken a turn for
  the worse in Spain. The government now is
  thinking of going to extreme measures to make
  sure that anyone who is still loyal to Franco,
  will face the consequences.
• Even though he was best known for being a
  ruthless and relentless militant dictator, I
  decided to do the project on Francisco Franco
  because he was an interesting and tortured man. I
  love politics and Franco just happened to be a
  perfect example of politics gone wrong. He made
  an impact on Spain and therefore I believe that
  he is worth doing a project about.

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Hechos

• Francisco Franco died from heart problems
• He let the Nazis bomb the city of Guernica to
  test bombing methods
• Francisco Franco was a fascist, but was allied
  with the U.S.A during WW2 at one point
• He was a Roman Catholic
• He was the 68th President of the Government of
  Spain
• He was born in Ferrol, Galicia, Spain
• The movie Youve Got Mail has made a comical
  reference to Francisco Franco
• The Spanish Civil War was won due to Francos
  incredible military talents
• Became a general at the age of 32.
• He was 54 tall
• His favourite movie was Nobleza baturra (Uncouth
  Nobility)

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Bibliografía
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Franco www.
m-w.com http//wiki.answers.com/Q/How_did_Francisc
o_Franco_die http//www.funtrivia.com/en/Geography
/Spain-3861.html http//www.imdb.com/name/nm029054
2/bio