Military Career And Honours Of Francisco Franco The military career of Francisco Franco Bahamonde began on 29 August 1907, when he took the oath as a cadet at the Spanish Toledo Infantry Academy.
On 13 July 1910 he graduated from Infantry Academy and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Spanish Army , in the same promotion as Juan Yagüe , Emilio Esteban Infantes , Camilo Alonso Vega , José Asensio , Lisardo Doval Bravo and Eduardo Sáenz de Buruaga . He rose through the ranks over the next twenty years and became one of the most important Spanish commissioned officers of the Rif War . On 31 January 1926 Franco, aged 33, became the youngest general in all of Europe. In January 1928 he was then chosen to direct the newly formed General Military Academy in Zaragoza . From 19 May 1935 to 23 February 1936, Franco was elevated to Chief of Army Staff before the 1936 election moved the leftist Popular Front into power, relegating him to the Canary Islands as Commander of the Archipelago Force. After initial reluctance, he joined the July 1936 military coup which, after failing to take Spain, sparked the Spanish Civil War .
Coat of Arms of Francisco Franco until 1940 Coat of Arms of Francisco Franco as Head of the Spanish State, depicting the Castilian Bend , the Pillars of Hercules and the Laureate Cross During the war, he commandeered Spain's colonial army in Africa and after the death of much of the rebel leadership became his faction's only leader. On 1 October 1936, in Burgos , Franco was appointed Generalissimo and Head of State . He consolidated all nationalist parties into the FET y de las JONS (creating a one-party state ). Three years later the Nationalists declared victory and thereafter ruled over Spain from 1939 until his death in 1975 assuming the title Caudillo .
Styles
3 August – 30 September 1936 : "The Most Excellent Divisional general Francisco Franco Bahamonde, Member of the National Defence Board." 30 September – 1 October 1936 : "His Excellency the Head of the State Government and Generalissimo of the Armies. 1 October – 19 December 1936 : "His Excellency the Head of the State and Generalissimo of the Armies. 19 December 1936 – † 20 November 1975 : "His Excellency the Head of the State, Caudillo of Spain and the Crusade , Generalissimo of the Armies. Nicknames
The Víctor other personal emblem used by Franco Homo missus a Deo (A man sent from God). Providential man Sentinel of the West Crusader of the West Prince of the armies The cleanest sword of the West/Europe Supreme captain of the Race Undefeated Caesar Saviour of the Fatherland/Spain The only victor against Marxism on the field of battle The youngest general in Europe Little light of El Pardo Dates of rank
List of assignment
23 July 1910 – 6 February 1912 : Second Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Regiment «Zamora» 19 February 1912 – 15 April 1913 : Second and First Lieutenant, 68th Infantry Regiment «África» 15 April 1913 – 26 March 1915 : First Lieutenant, 1st Indigenous Regular Forces of Melilla 26 March – 7 April 1915 : Captain, Square for Service Eventualities in Ceuta 7 April 1915 – 1 January 1917 : Captain, 1st Indigenous Regular Forces of Melilla 1 January – 1 March 1917 : Captain, 1st Group of Indigenous Regular Forces of Tétouan 1 March 1917 – 27 September 1920 Commandant, 3rd Infantry Regiment «Príncipe» 27 September 1920 – 8 June 1923 : Chief of the 1st Flag of the Foreigners Tercio 8 June 1923 – 11 February 1926 : Chief of the Volunteers Tercio 29 April 1926 – 8 January 1928 : Chief of the 1st Infantry Brigade, 1st Division 8 January 1928 – 30 June 1931 : Director of the General Military Academy 5 February 1932 – 29 March 1934 : Chief of the 15th Infantry Brigade 29 March 1934 – 15 February 1935 : Balearics General Commander 15 February – 19 May 1935 : High Chief of the Military Force in Morocco 19 May 1935 – 23 February 1936 : Chief of Army Staff 23 February – 25 July 1936 : Canary General Commander 25 July – 27 August 1936 : General of the Army in Morocco and the Southern Spain 27 August – 30 September 1936 : Chief of the Military Force in Morocco and the Expeditionary Force 30 September 1936 – † 20 November 1975 : Commander-in-chief of the Armies/Spanish Armed Forces Awards
Private corporations
Fútbol Club Barcelona : Palau Blagurana Inauguration Commemorative Gold Medal (1971) (HW) Club 75 Anniversary Gold Medal (1974) (HW) Scholastic Honorific eponyms Localities Institutions and public infrastructures Alcobendas , Madrid : «Generalísimo Franco» School (HEW) Alhama de Murcia : «Francisco Franco» School (HEW) Arrecife , Las Palmas : «Generalísimo Franco» Scholar Group (HEW) Barcelona : Beariz , Orense : «Francisco Franco» School (HEW) Benagéber , Valencia : Generalissimo Dam Cádiz : «Generalísimo Franco» Institution of Feminine Labor Teaching (HEW) La Coruña : «Generalísimo Franco» School (HEW) Ciudad Real : «Generalísimo Franco» School (HEW) Getafe , Madrid : «Francisco Franco» Public School (HEW) Jerez , Cádiz : «Generalísimo Franco» School (HEW) Madrid : Málaga : «Francisco Franco» Professional School (HEW) Parla , Madrid : «Francisco Franco» School (HEW) Rosell , Castellón : «Generalísimo Franco» School (HEW) San Pedro del Pinatar , Murcia : «Francisco Franco» School (HEW) Santa Cruz de Tenerife : «Generalísimo Franco» Public School (HEW) Seville : «Generalísimo Franco Franco» National School (HEW) Numerous avenues, streets, centers, schools, institutes and squares called "Generalísimo Franco", "Francisco Franco" or "Caudillo" of various cities and towns in the country, most of them renamed since the times of the transition to democracy . Foundation Awards National Literature Prize «Francisco Franco» (1940-1975) Spanish National Research Council (Suppressed) «Francisco Franco» Prizes for Spanish Literature «Francisco Franco» Prize for Sciences «Francisco Franco» Prize for Individual Technical Investigation «Francisco Franco» Prize for Team Technical Research Other See also Notes (HW) : Honour posthumously withdrawn (HEW) : Honorific eponym withdrawn References Bibliography "Biografía del general de división, el de brigada D. Francisco Franco Bahamonde y el general de brigada, el coronel de infantería D. Rogelio Caridad Pita" [Biography of the Major General, Brigadier D. Francisco Franco Bahamonde and Brigadier General, Infantry Colonel D. Rogelio Caridad Pita] (PDF) . BOE - Spanish Official Journal, No. 88 (in Spanish). Gaceta de Madrid. War Ministry. 29 March 1934. "Biografía cronológica de Francisco Franco" [Chronological biography of Francisco Franco] (in Spanish). Francisco Franco National Foundation . Retrieved 2 October 2020 . José Luis, Hernández Garvi (2013). Breve historia de... Francisco Franco [Brief history of ... Francisco Franco ] (in Spanish). Nowtilus. ISBN 9788499675411 . [permanent dead link ] "Las sorprendentes y curiosas expresiones y sobrenombres de Franco" [The surprising and curious expressions and nicknames of Franco]. www.curistoria.com (in Spanish). Curistoria. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2020 . Matilde Eiroa San Francisco, Matilde Acción exterior y propaganda. Las visitas de líderes latinoamericanos a Franco [Foreign action and propaganda. The visits of Latin American leaders to Franco]. Mexico. Revista de estudios Latinoamericanos [On-line]. No.54 (Jan./Jun. 2012). ISSN 2448-6914 (in Spanish). Moradiellos, Enrique (2016). "Franco, el caudillo: origen y perfil de una magistratura política carismática" [Franco, the caudillo: origin and profile of a charismatic political magistracy]. Historia y Política: Ideas, Procesos y Movimientos Sociales (in Spanish) (35). Universidad de Extremadura: 261–287. doi :10.18042/hp.35.11 . Retrieved 2 October 2020 . Prieto Barrio (2011). Cruces del Mérito Militar , Naval , War Cross (Spain) , Collective Military Medal and African campaigns . Condecoraciones Militares. Retrieved 2 October 2020 (in Spanish).
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