Summary of El franquismo

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The YouTube video "El franquismo" discusses the history of the Franco regime in Spain, from its beginnings in 1936 to its end in 1975. The video highlights the role of General Franco, the dictatorial military leader who was the only constant in the regime's history. His death in 1975 marked the end of an era, and many of Franco's contemporaries realized that his regime was doomed without him.

• 00:00:00 Franco's dictatorship, known as "franquismo," was a period of political and social domination in Spain from 1936 to 1975. The term "franquismo" derives from Francisco Franco, the General who ruled Spain during that time. Franco was a conservative military officer who supported colonialist campaigns in Morocco and was convinced that the army was the key to Spain's success. He became Generalísimo of the Spanish Armed Forces in September of 1936, just in time for the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. Franco's conservatism and Catholicism made him a critic of the socialist reform agendas of the Republican-led governments. He played a key role in suppressing the socialist uprising in Asturias and the seccessionist rebellion in Catalonia after the victory of the Popular Front in February of 1936. In September of 1936, Franco was appointed Generalísimo of all the National Forces, taking over all the powers of the state. The military dictatorship, colegiada, became a dictatorship of personal power with Francisco Franco as its only and absolute titular, from that point on. Franco's regime, known as "franquismo," lasted until 1975, despite periodic changes in its makeup. One such change was the merger of all the conservative military
• 00:05:00 The Spanish government under Francisco Franco was highly centralized, with one person in charge with a vast range of powers. This was most notably a personal dictatorship, as is reflected in the law passed in 1939 granting Franco extensive executive, legislative, and judicial powers. This law, known as the Ley de Reorganización Administrativa Central, granted Franco supreme power to make legal general rules, and placed it permanently in his hands. This immense concentration of power never impaired the great degree of concentration of authority omnimodally in one hand and person the Franco regime was, above all, a personal dictatorship. This was clearly reflected in the political composition of all of its governments, where militaries held a preponderant role more than one third of the total number of ministers. They amassed always ministerial positions in the public order department, and then followed in importance the Falangists, who held 25 percent of the total ministerial posts. Next in importance were the social ministers, who held 25 percent of the total. The rest of the families had a minor participation in the carlist governments, with 45 percent dominating the justice ministry, monárquicos 3 percent in the economic ministries, and 45 percent in the political ministries, with a strong presence in education, etc
• 00:10:00 In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Spain experienced a profound transformation, becoming more urban, industrialized, and secularized than ever before. This culminated in the fall of the Franco regime in 1975, which was followed by a period of political instability and institutional decline. The video discusses the fall of the Franco regime and the consequences it had on Spanish society. It highlights the role of General Franco, the dictatorial military leader who was the only constant in the regime's history. His death in 1975 marked the end of an era, and many of Franco's contemporaries realized that his regime was doomed without him.