1.5K views · 26 reactions | Get to know Francisco Franco, the dictator ruled over Spain in The Crimes of Franco. #NatGeoAfrica | National Geographic Africa | Facebook

Giles Tremlett discusses the vainglorious monument located to the northwest of Madrid, commissioned by dictator, General Francisco Franco. Built in the years following the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), partly through slave labour, the Valley of the Fallen was Franco's attempt to memorialise the dead of both sides in the conflict, but was in reality a boastful tribute to his brutal victory. Following his death in 1975, Franco was himself interred within the monument, only to be exhumed and rebur

41K views · 93 reactions | Brutal dictator Francisco Franco rose to power after the Spanish Civil War, ruling for 36 years. "The Truth About Franco" shows his path of tyranny. #History (Link In Bio) | Curiosity Stream | Facebook