Francisco Mexico: An Authoritarian Dictator Of Spain

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The Dictator, Francisco Franco By the beginning of 1936, Spain was an authoritarian country. Francisco Franco an authoritarian dictator of Spain was the head of the state government. Adopting his most recognized name entitled “El Caudillo” (the leader). His ruling and orders caused a negative impact in the country. He had the absolute control over the country’s economy and government. As a result, by having too much control this impacted the country and caused some major economic and government effects. Many Spaniards started moving west were communism and a shortage of jobs were available to them. The first decade, government saw herds of repression caused by military tribunals and political purges. An economic recovery was very difficult because of a loss of foreign exchange that put a restriction on importing capital goods by railroads. In that case, people suffered the consequence because many did not have the necessary products in order to survive. The majority of people lived in poor conditions because the government had control over what came in and out of the country. Consequently, as the industrial and agriculture production output stagnated, real wages dramatically fell. …show more content…

Because of this dramatically change many lost their jobs. In the 1940s, the rise of back market was miserly affecting rural areas (“Rodriguez”). This circumstance caused many people to migrate to other cities where there was more opportunities. Many found better and stable food and living conditions. Next, the population was under the regimen dictatorial. They always had to follow Franco’s rules. He made this series of rules difficult for people. He also focused more on religion instead of education. Franco believed that each person had to be catholic and share the same

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