What were Francisco Franco's political views?

Find out more about the history of Francisco Franco, including videos, interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more. Get all the facts on HISTORY.com. ... Meanwhile, street violence, political killings and general disorder were ramping up on both the right and the left. In 1935 Franco became army chief of staff. read more

His main political characteristic was being against a number of social and political issues. He was absolutely anti-communist, deeply anti-Masonry which he thought was the origin of the Spanish decay, anti-liberal and, although he did not express it openly, he did not trust at all in democracy. read more

As Franco aged, he increasingly avoided daily political affairs, preferring instead to hunt and fish. At the same time, police controls and press censorship began to relax, strikes and protests became more commonplace, some free-market reforms were introduced, tourism increased and Morocco gained its independence. read more

Francisco Franco Bahamonde (Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko ˈfɾaŋko]; 4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish general who ruled over Spain as a military dictator from 1939, after the Nationalist victory in the Spanish Civil War, until his death in 1975. This period in Spanish history is commonly known as Francoist Spain. read more