People of the Rif Wars - Alfredo Kindelan, Antonio Aranda, Carlos Asensio Cabanillas, Damaso Berenguer, 1st Count of Xauen, Eduardo Lopez Ochoa (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 35. Chapters: Alfredo Kindelan, Antonio Aranda, Carlos Asensio Cabanillas, Damaso Berenguer, 1st Count of Xauen, Eduardo Lopez Ochoa, Emilio Mola, Fidel Davila Arrondo, Francisco Franco, Hugo Stoltzenberg, Ignacio Hidalgo de Cisneros, Jose Miaja, Jose Millan Astray, Jose Sanjurjo, Juan Garcia y Margallo, Juan Ibarrola, Juan Picasso Gonzalez, Juan Yague, Manuel Fernandez Silvestre, Manuel Goded Llopis, Miguel Cabanellas, Miguel Primo de Rivera, 2nd Marquis of Estella, Mohammed Ameziane, Muhammad Ibn 'Abd al-Karim al-Khattabi, Mulai Ahmed er Raisuni, Vicente Rojo Lluch. Excerpt: Francisco Franco y Bahamonde (Spanish: 4 December 1892 - 20 November 1975), was a Spanish general, the leader of the Nationalist military rebellion during the Spanish Civil War, and the authoritarian head of state of Spain from 1939 to his death in November 1975. He came to power while recognizing the principles of the far-right Falange movement, although this was for propaganda reasons, as he belonged to no political party before becoming Head of State. As head of state, Franco used the titles Caudillo de Espana and Generalisimo, but also was called formally as His Excellency, The Head of State. Franco was from a military family, and although originally intent on entering the Spanish Navy, he instead became a soldier. He participated in the Rif War in Morocco, becoming the youngest general in Europe by 1926. After returning to the Spanish mainland, he saw service suppressing an anarchist-led strike in 1934, defending the stability of Alcala-Zamora's conservative government. Following the formation of a Popular Front government, made up of various left-wing factions, instability heightened. Violence between militant groups rose sharply with the assassination of conservative parliamentary leader Jose Calvo Sotelo, in retaliation for the...