Francisco Franco - Wikipedia This period in Spanish history, from the Nationalist victory to Franco's death, is commonly known as Francoist Spain Born in Ferrol, Galicia, into an upper-class military family, Franco served in the Spanish Army as a cadet in the Toledo Infantry Academy from 1907 to 1910
Francisco Franco | Biography, Nickname, Beliefs, Facts | Britannica Francisco Franco, general and leader of the Nationalist forces that overthrew the Spanish democratic republic in the Spanish Civil War (1936–39); thereafter he was the head of the government of Spain until 1973 and head of state until his death in 1975 Learn more about Franco in this article
James Franco - Wikipedia Franco's performance in 127 Hours (2010) earned a Best Actor nomination at the 83rd Academy Awards In his first prominent television role, Franco played Daniel Desario on the short-lived ensemble comedy-drama Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), which developed a cult following
Francisco Franco - Spanish Civil War, Dictatorship, Regime | Britannica Francisco Franco - Spanish Civil War, Dictatorship, Regime: Although Franco had visions of restoring Spanish grandeur after the Civil War, in reality he was the leader of an exhausted country still divided internally and impoverished by a long and costly war