Brandon,+Franco

=**__Francisco Franco__**= =__Biography:__= = = = = =**__How Franco came to power:__**= =__How he kept his power:__= =__Eliminating Opposition:__= =__**Conquered Land:**__=
 * Born on December 4, 1892 in El Feroll, Spain. The son of a Naval postmaster, he attended and graduated from "Academia Militar de Infanteria" inToledo in 1910, he would graduate number 251 out of 312 cadets.His experiences through military schools is what made him the man that he was, he would be bullied and tormented all throughout cadet school. This is where he learned no mercy for anybody, his hatred would grow over the years because of all the harrassing he went through. From here he would serve in the military in the 8th regiment located in Morocco, North Africa. In Africa he would have no remorce for anyone all who got in his way or messed up once wouldn't get a second chance, you will pay some way or another. His career would build upon itself in Morocco he didn't beleive in second chances his ruthless reighn in Africa had him rise to the top. By 1926 he would be named the youngest general in Europe, this title brought him a lot of respect from other generals all over Europe.**
 * On October 21, 1936 Franco at Salmanca Airfield, he would be elected to be El Generalisimo of the Nationalist forces by a small military group. this is where all of Franco's dirty work will begin he will start to have all of the rival generals who were qualified to take over nationalist Spain out of the picture so they will have no chance of getting the title. Some of the rival generals would be exiled or jailed so they couldn't appose his reighn in any way. Other leaders were too afraid to opose him so they stayed in silence.After a couple of days the old leader of the Nationalist forces would have to share the role of Jefe del Estado with Franco which made him the official supreme ruler of all Nationalist Spain.**
 * On April 19, 1937 Franco forced the unification of the two main political parties in Spain and all other small parties to combine into one big political party that would be ran by him which would be called the Falange Espanol Tradicionalista. His new political party would try to follow the fotsteps of the Nazi way, they would try to scare the people into following all of Franco's ways. Franco would have the support of Nazi Germany and Italy, this made him a stronger leader. With the support of these two fascist countries it made him untouchable to any apposing group in Spain.**
 * Franco's reign since 1936-1944 he would have all opposing political leaders who were a threat to his reighn over Spain were jailed or executed over false terms. He would execute over 200,000 political oppositions that would pose a threat, he felt the need to work them to death so they couldn't affect him anymore.Franco was seen by his people as a ruthless leader who would do anything for power. He would put up propaganda posters all over Spain to put fear into people so they know not rebel. The posters would show leaders deceased and tell the people how powerful he truly is with his alliances to other fascist countries.**
 * One of the first lands to be conquered by Franco and his Nationalist army was Bilbao, this would be his major industrial base. In June 1938 he would get help from the French to close down the Pyrenees passes to Spain. His second victory came when his army would capture Madrid on the 31st of March. During WW1 Franco would request that he would be given more land for his cooperation to the allies but would be denied. He would keep his power through WW1 by staying neutral during the war and making a lot of money from not stepping into the war, his people would suffer through his reighn throughout the war but he would finaly leave his old ways and run the country under new terms. He would gain more power with his people by becoming anti-fascist and joining the United Nations, he would come to terms with many nations so he would not attack and try to claim the land as his own. He would later die on November 20, 1975. Within two years of his death all of his pollicies would disapear and Spain would be live under a more peaceful ruler.**