Generalísimo Francisco Franco becomes the 68th "Caudillo de España", or Leader of Spain.

Francisco Franco

Leader of Spain from 1939 to 1975

Francisco Franco Bahamonde was a Spanish general and dictator who led the Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War and thereafter ruled over Spain from 1939 to 1975, assuming the title Caudillo. This period in Spanish history,…