![How Francisco Franco borrowed from Spain's fascist and popular political movements to install a successful dictatorship. How Francisco Franco borrowed from Spain's fascist and popular political movements to install a successful dictatorship.](https://compote.slate.com/images/5df8e2c7-4e65-488a-b79b-f54667bba438.jpg)
How Francisco Franco borrowed from Spain's fascist and popular political movements to install a successful dictatorship.
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HISTORY on X: "This picture from 1975 shows General Francisco Franco who ruled Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War. https://t.co/te1gmtlNyE" / X
![Image of Francisco Franco, Spanish general and dictator (b/w photo) by Spanish Photographer, (20th century) Image of Francisco Franco, Spanish general and dictator (b/w photo) by Spanish Photographer, (20th century)](https://images-cdn.bridgemanimages.com/api/1.0/image/600wm.XXX.46073250.7055475/5233885.jpg)