Word: francos
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Organized in an attempt to collect funds for the relief of windows and orphans in General Franco's territory, the meeting is the first in a series to be held in the major American cities...
Cheered by 100,000 gathered at El Campo de la Victoria outside Saragossa, the swart little President of Rightist Spain, Generalissimo Francisco Franco, celebrated the first anniversary of his Cabinet last week by having a radio chat with the people of Leftist Spain. Cried Spain's Robert E. Lee, purporting to address Spain's Abraham Lincoln, the Leftist Premier Dr. Juan Negrin...
Under this Charter, according to President Franco, his adherents are now in course of staging a Social Revolution, and he warned Spaniards of the old regime they are completely deceived if they think the Spain of Franco will be a repetition of the Spain of Alfonso XIII. According to Harold Callender, the New York Timesman present at the broadcast, the Generalissimo is trying to build a State "expected to be neither capitalistic nor socialistic, which will respect private property within limits, and which yet will be highly socialized...
...flood of French and Soviet munitions through France. This is Rightist Objective No. 1, would almost certainly decide the war. Last week Rightist Objective No. 2 was to complete the drive to the sea and definitely cut Leftist Spain in twain, although to all intents & purposes Generalissimo Francisco Franco accomplished this when Italian Fascist Militia fought down the Ebro River Valley, besieged the town of Tortosa (TIME, April...
...Italian "Black Arrow" contingent advanced fortnight ago, broadcasting their achievement directly to Rome, whence it was rebroadcast to all Italy. Then at the gates of Tortosa they ceased broadcasting. Generalissimo Franco, after the Black Arrows had failed for eleven days to take Tortosa, last week politely left them to continue their efforts, sent a smashing 100% Rightist Spanish offensive under General Miguel Aranda driving down to the sea a few miles south of Tortosa. Viñaroz was the first seaside town to be occupied. There General Aranda's Galician troops went down to the shore and jubilantly planted...