Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (pron. IPA : ; December 4 1892 – November 20 (or possibly November 19 ) 1975), abbreviated Francisco Franco y Bahamonde and commonly known as Generalísimo Francisco Franco, was the Head of State of Spain in parts of the country from 1936 and in its entirety from 1939 until his death in 1975. He presided the government of the Spanish State following victory in the Spanish Civil War. From 1947, he was de facto regent of Spain. During his rule he was known officially as "El Caudillo de la Última Cruzada y de la Hispanidad, El Caudillo de la Guerra de Liberación contra el Comunismo y sus Cómplices" (El Caudillo means "The Chieftain" or "The Leader" in Spanish)

Early life

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Franco was born in Ferrol, Galicia, Spain on December 4, 1892. His father Nicolás Franco Salgado-Araujo was a Navy paymaster. His mother Pilar Bahamonde Pardo de Andrade also came from a family with naval tradition. He was sibling to Nicolás Franco Bahamonde, navy officer and diplomat; a sister, Pilar Franco Bahamonde, the latter a well-known socialite; and another brother, Ramón Franco, a pioneer aviator who was hated by many of Franco's supporters.

His hometown was officially known as El Ferrol del Caudillo from 1938 to 1982. During his youth he suffered at the hands of his aggressive, alcoholic father, and it is argued by many that these experiences in his early years are what set him on the road to the atrocities he was responsible for in later life.

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"Feliz cumpleaños!", geht heute an Hashemi Franco (#34). Unser, aus der Dominikanischen Republik stammende, Pitcher wird heute 19 Jahre alt!
LosBucaneros (Rostock Bucaneros) Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:34:41 -0000
"Feliz cumpleaños!", geht heute an Hashemi Franco (#34). Unser, aus der Dominikanischen Republik stammende, Pitcher wird heute 19 Jahre alt!
Tony Danza is a Poor Man's Sammy Franco.
RollerDiscoSk8r (Samuel Raphael) Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:33:33 -0000
Tony Danza is a Poor Man's Sammy Franco.
@r_lombardi Saudades mocinho,não foge por tanto tempo viu?Vi vc na Gabi..lindo,sorriso franco sincero...Mta Luz bjs
ninalmoreno (Eliane Lage Moreno) Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:31:45 -0000
@r_lombardi Saudades mocinho,não foge por tanto tempo viu?Vi vc na Gabi..lindo,sorriso franco sincero...Mta Luz bjs
Couple of big risks: Pompey's Boateng in for Stoke's Shawcross (hoping Pompey might get an Avram bounce). And Hammers' G Franco as captain.
tomcbrown (Tom Brown) Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:30:02 -0000
Couple of big risks: Pompey's Boateng in for Stoke's Shawcross (hoping Pompey might get an Avram bounce). And Hammers' G Franco as captain.
James Franco, Taylor Lautner, James Marsden, Drake Bell. Je vous aimez!! ♥♥♥ @JamesFrancoNews @OfficialTL @DrakeBell
electronyx (Nyx Alexandra) Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:28:22 -0000
James Franco, Taylor Lautner, James Marsden, Drake Bell. Je vous aimez!! ♥♥♥ @JamesFrancoNews @OfficialTL @DrakeBell
Published a blog post: "Une Franco-camerounaise Miss Model of the World" http://tinyurl.com/ygcmtpj
JournalDesStars (Journal des Stars) Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:27:40 -0000
Published a blog post: "Une Franco-camerounaise Miss Model of the World" http://tinyurl.com/ygcmtpj

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