Well, Franco was a fascist (similar to a Nazi), so he "saved" Spain from communism by imposing a brutal, repressive, antidemocratic regime where the Spanish had no civil rights. The Spanish would have fared similarly under the communists, so it's a bit of a stretch to say that they were "saved" from communism, really.
Franco Rey was born in Valencia, in Spain.
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Spain: Francisco Franco Italy: Benito Mussolini Germany: Adolf Hitler Other dictator but under communism was Josef Stalin of the USSR.
During WW2 Spain was under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco
Answer this question…Franco did not try to expand Spain's borders.
Fascism in Spain "spread" through conquest, so General Francisco Franco's ability to mobilize large numbers of soldiers strategically against his Republicanist adversaries was critical in spreading fascism in Spain. Franco's troops both came from the Spanish legions in Morocco and from the assistance of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy that sent weapons and troops to aid Franco's Nationalists.
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he died in Madrid, Spain
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During WWII, Spain was dictatorship led by General Francisco Franco Bahamonde.