SpainFrancisco Franco was the general who led the Nationalist forces to victory in the Spanish Civil War and ruled Spain as dictator from 1939 until 1975. His regime combined authoritarian nationalism, Catholic traditionalism and anti-communism.
In the 12 Axes register, Francisco Franco leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Autocratic 95%; the register median is Democratic 68%.
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Where Francisco Franco sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Extremely Centralized
Abolished regional autonomy
Autocracy
Personal rule as Caudillo
Authoritarian
Executions, censorship and political prisons
Nationalist
Spanish nationalism, "one, great and free"
Military-Focused
Military regime, neutral in World War II
Monoculturalist
Suppressed Catalan and Basque languages
Economic Liberal
Private ownership with state industrial holding
Regulationism
Autarky, then technocratic liberalization
Limited Trade
Closed economy until the 1959 opening
Ultra-religious
National Catholicism as state doctrine
Reactionary
Restored traditional and clerical order
Neutral
No distinct position on technology
Set against the median of all 124 figures in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Francisco Franco is at Autocratic 95%. The register median is Democratic 68%.
Planned – Markets
On Planned – Markets, Francisco Franco is at Planned 68%, almost the register median of Planned 68%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.britannica.com
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The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
