Franco's Spain: Early Regime, Repression, and Resistance
Blue Stage
In August 1939, the first government was formed after Franco's victory, which clearly appreciated the fascist orientation with a clear predominance of the Falange. In fact, the Franco dictatorship only formally adopted the model. The single party never came to dominate the state; rather, the opposite occurred. Franco agreed to institutionalize the fascist dictatorship on the condition that it limited his power as leader.
Fascism was abandoned to the extent that the Second World War changed course, and the defeat of the Axis powers became inevitable.
Anti-fascism was replaced by Nacionalcatolicismo, which connected with old anti-parliamentary, anti-Catholic liberal assumptions (ACNP).
Franco's power was made possible by a series of contributing...