Although the mines were privately owned and operated, the state dictated the wage rate and workers’ rights. Francisco Franco (December 4, 1892 – November 20, 1975) was a Spanish general who ruled over Spain as a dictator for 36 years from 1939 until his death. As a conservative and a monarchist, he opposed the abolition of the monarchy and the establishment of a republic in 1931. M ore than 44 years after the death of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, a long-simmering political battle over his resting place finally appears … Today, the ghosts of Francoism live on: many families are still fighting for the right to search for the remains of their loved ones, killed by Francoist forces during the Civil War, and give them a proper burial. The transition is usually said to have begun with Franco's death on 20 November 1975, while its completion is marked by the electoral victory of the socialist PSOE on 28 October 1982. The eighty-six-year-old Suarez maintains that Franco … Francisco Franco: El Caudillo. Franco's dictatorship. General Francisco Franco led Nationalist forces to victory against the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War (1936–39), heralding a 36-year dictatorship with Franco at the helm. It has been more than eight decades since Spain's fascist dictator, Gen. Francisco Franco, took possession of the Pazo de Meirás during the civil war that brought him to power. THERE IS A WELL-TOLD TALE, one shrouded in layers of conspiracy and confusion, of the saga that preceded Alfredo Di Stéfano’s transfer to Real Madrid. He has been both the most widely praised and the most extensively and vehemently vituperated personality in the annals of Spain. By Fiona Flores Watson. A profile of anarchist and bank-robber Salvador Puig Antich, whose 1974 execution under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco ushered in a period of unrest that helped Spain transition to democracy. Franco was the most powerful individual figure in the more than two millennia of Spanish history, for no king under traditional institutions enjoyed the resources of an organized twentieth-century dictator. Spain Evicts Francisco Franco's Heirs From Late Dictator's Summer Palace Earlier this year a court ruled that Franco's 1941 purchase of the property, the Pazo de Meirás, was fraudulent. Francisco Franco y Bahamonde (Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko ˈfɾaŋko]; 4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish military leader and statesman who ruled as the dictator of Spain from 1936 until his death. The Spanish transition to democracy or new Bourbon restoration was the era when Spain moved from the dictatorship of Francisco Franco to a liberal democratic state. Professor Luis Suarez, an admirer of Gen. Francisco Franco, has apparently written the entry for him. He came to power during the Spanish Civil War while serving as the Generalísimo of the Nationalist faction. The strikes in April and May of 1962 in Asturias (the coal mining center of Spain) were executed by the miners of Asturias and were a direct challenge to General Francisco Franco’s regime. Francisco Franco Bahamonde (/ ˈ f r æ ŋ k oʊ /, Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko ˈfɾaŋko]; 4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish general who led the Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War and thereafter ruled over Spain from 1939 to 1975 (36 years) as a dictator, assuming the title Caudillo. The civil war finished in 1939, with hundreds of thousands of lives lost on both sides, including many in Andalucia, notably Malagueños.Scores of foreigners, including American, British and Canadians, fought in the International Brigades, on the Republican side, which was composed of Anarchists, Communists, Socialists and other left-wing groups.