Francisco franco spain biography

(1892-1975)

Who Was Francisco Franco?

Francisco Franco was a career soldier who rose through the ranks until the mid-1930s.

When the social and economic structure of Spain began to crumble, Franco joined the growing right-leaning rebel movement.

Francisco franco spain biography

He soon led an uprising against the leftist Republican government and took control of Spain following the Spanish Civil War. He then presided over a brutal military dictatorship in which tens of thousands were executed or imprisoned during the earlier years of his regime.

Early Life and Military Bloodlines

Franco was born on December 4, 1892, in Ferrol, Spain, a northwestern port city with a long history of shipbuilding.

The men in his family had served in the navy for generations, and the young Franco expected to follow in their footsteps. However, the economic and territorial aftermath of the Spanish-American War led to a reduction in the navy, and after completing his primary education at a Catholic school, Franc