Spain under Francisco Franco (Differently)

Kingdom of Spain Reino de España
← 1935–1973 →
Flag Coat of arms
Motto Plus Ultra (Latin) "Further Beyond"
Anthem "Marcha Real" "Royal March"
File:Spain 1970 map Differently.png Location of Spain Spain in 1970
Capital		Madrid
Languages		Spanish (official)
Government		Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy under a personalist military dictatorship
Monarch
-	1935–1941	Alfonso XII
-	1941–1973	Alfonso XIII
Prime Minister
-	1935–1973	Francisco Franco
Legislature		Cortes Generales
History
-	Franco seizure of power	22 September 1935
-	Iberian War	17 July 1936
-	Overthrow of Franco	5 August 1973
Currency		Spanish peseta

From 1935 to 1973, the Kingdom of Spain was headed by a personalist military dictatorship headed by Francisco Franco. The dictatorship began with the military coup d'état organised by Franco in 1935, and ultimately ended in the Spanish Revolution in 1973, which resulted in King Alfonso XIII taking full authority.

The 1935 Spanish general election had resulted in socialist politician Francisco Largo Caballero becoming prime minister. Franco and a majority of the military opposed all socialist and communist movements, and protested the election of Caballero. Ultimately, Franco and radical factions of the military launched a military takeover of the government on 22 September 1935, overthrowing the brief socialist government. King Alfonso XII allowed Franco to remain in power and showed no opposition, allowing Franco to establish a personalist dictatorship. A year after the military takeover, radical communists lead by José Díaz proclaimed a revolutionary communist state in Zaragoza - Catalonia and Galicia also proclaimed independence from Spain, resulting in the Iberian War. Portugal sided with Spain during the conflict, and ultimately got rid of the revolts. After the war, the Spanish government established direct rule over Catalonia and Galicia.