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{{Villain_Infobox|fullname = Francisco Franco Bahamonde|alias = General Franco<br> El Caudillo<br>The Generalissimo<br>Sentinel of the West<br>Supreme Captain<br>Savior of the Fatherland<br>Little Light of El Pardo|occupation = Dictator of Spain (1936 - 1975) | {{Villain_Infobox|fullname = Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde|alias = General Franco<br>El Caudillo<br>The Generalissimo<br>Sentinel of the West<br>Supreme Captain<br>Savior of the Fatherland<br>Little Light of El Pardo|occupation = Dictator of Spain (1936 - 1975) | ||
|skills = Leadership<br>Military training|hobby = Fishing ( | |skills = Leadership<br>Military training|hobby = Fishing (reported; in his free time)|goals = Win the Spanish Civil War and become dictator of Spain (succeeded)<br>Restore the Spanish monarchy (succeeded)<br>Destroy the Spanish Second Republic (succeeded)<br>Become youngest major in Europe (Succeeded)|type of villain = Fascist Dictator|Image = El caudillo.jpg |origin = Ferrol, Spain|crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>[[Arson]]<br>Harbouring fugitives<br>Human rights abuses<br>Mass internment<br>Mass repression<br>[[Torture]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>[[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Authoritarianism]]<br>[[Hate Speech]]<br>[[Genocide]]<br>[[Islamophobia]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>[[Propaganda]]}}{{Quote|We do not believe in government through the voting booth. The Spanish national will was never freely expressed through the ballot box. Spain has no foolish dreams.|Francisco Franco}} | ||
'''Francisco Franco Bahamonde''' (December 4<sup>th</sup>, 1892 - November 20<sup>th</sup>, 1975) was a Spanish general and statesman who served as the leader of the [[fascist]] [[Spanish Fallange movement|Spanish Falange movement]] and a conspirator of the Spanish Civil War. He ruled Spain for about forty years, officially holding the title of ''Caudillo''. He led the Spanish far-right movements to overthrow the government and then shoved away any one deemed as a threat to Spain. While he stayed neutral during [[World War II]], he was considered an ally of the [[Axis Powers]] and sent aid to both [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Benito Mussolini]] in the form of a volunteer groups like the spanish Blue Division. The growth proved too much for the economy, with shortages and inflation breaking out towards the end of the 1950s. | '''Francisco Franco y Bahamonde''' (December 4<sup>th</sup>, 1892 - November 20<sup>th</sup>, 1975) was a Spanish general and statesman who served as the leader of the [[fascist]] [[Spanish Fallange movement|Spanish Falange movement]] and a conspirator of the Spanish Civil War. He ruled Spain for about forty years, officially holding the title of ''Caudillo''. He led the Spanish far-right movements to overthrow the government and then shoved away any one deemed as a threat to Spain. While he stayed neutral during [[World War II]], he was considered an ally of the [[Axis Powers]] and sent aid to both [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Benito Mussolini]] in the form of a volunteer groups like the spanish Blue Division. The growth proved too much for the economy, with shortages and inflation breaking out towards the end of the 1950s. | ||
A staunch enemy of communism, Franco was a strong ally of the United States during the [[Cold War]], and aided them against the Soviet Union until his death in 1975. | A staunch enemy of communism, Franco was a strong ally of the United States during the [[Cold War]], and aided them against the Soviet Union until his death in 1975. | ||
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===Early Childhood=== | ===Early Childhood=== | ||
Francisco Franco Bahamonde was born to Spanish nobility on December 4<sup>th</sup>, 1892 in Ferrol Spain. As a child Franco aspired to be a naval officer. (A custom within his family.) | Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was born to Spanish nobility on December 4<sup>th</sup>, 1892 in Ferrol Spain. As a child Franco aspired to be a naval officer. (A custom within his family.) | ||
However, these dreams would soon be crushed as a result of the Spanish losing almost all of their colonies following their defeat in the Spanish-American war. | However, these dreams would soon be crushed as a result of the Spanish losing almost all of their colonies following their defeat in the Spanish-American war. |