Im pro republic but the documentary is another piece of black legend. They forgot to mention the important fact that franco was flown from canary islands to the africa army with a British plane and a british secret service pilot. Small detail but indicative. Another piece of information was that spain had the 3rd or 4th largest gold reserves in the world prior to the war. Cant be that backward. Spain's economy was resurging because of ww1.
@@joanhuffman2166 yes it was, Stupidly enough. France also kept it's slice. However, prior to the war Spain had one of the largest reserves. All to waste needlessly
Most documentary indicate that the British and French wanted to stay out of the Spanish Civil War conflict. So why would the British fly Franco from the Canary Islands to African mainland? The gold you mention might have been looted from the Aztecs, Mayans, or Incas. The Spanish Conquistadores did go looking for gold in the New World.
@@duckbizniz663 hahaha someone got a high dose of Black Legend mate. British and French had instrests in watching Spain get ripped apart, that why they helped franco and stopped short of supporting the republic. Joke was on them since they both completely collapsed a year after the spanish civil war when the Germans gave it to them. Cowards
This has the same main presenter and the same "experts" as seen on another video. Just a rehash and a very biased presentation. Maybe comparing Stalin and Franco would be a better topic to present. Franco was ruthless but a boy scout compared to Stalin. And the legacy of Franco was much better than Stalin. A better educated population and economy , and democracy. Stalin caused the death of tens of millions and his legacy was the ongoing dictatorship of the proleteriat- the latter term being doublespeak.
@albertomunoyerro5562 Yes, although whenever I posted my response, I was probably halfway through it. Now that I've watched it in its entirety, I can somewhat understand both sides pov.
I think this series address many of the horrible things his regime did while also trying to explain how it came about, just as many documentaries have done about Hitler. I’m glad to have seen it as I didn’t know much about Franco. Are you saying this series has a political agenda?
I stopped watching, the start of this documentary is totally incorrect. Franco fought against the communists and did not cooperate but cheated the nazi's. He did not start the civil war in Spain. And on another topic, Spain became a very popular tourist destination for Europeans during Franco's reign. Not too brutal, was it?
Hun, you have a star of David and saying you stand by Isreal yet Franco sent thousands of jews to be exterminated in the concentration camps and was allies with Hitler. Nationalists to this day still do the Hitler Salute in allegiance to the party.
@grapegrappler1424 Just at the start at the second 38 it says that he "seized power in a bloody civil war". He was elected by a military junta to lead the nationalists after José Sanjurjo died in a plane crash. He didn't violently seized power because he didn't take it forcibly he was elected by a junta. That's literally second 38.
@@albertomunoyerro5562 The exact wording is "seized power in a bloody civil war", which is exactly what happened when the nationalists won the civil war. Of course he was declared Caudillo in 1936 near the beginning of the war, but the line in the documentary doesn't directly refer to a "declaration" or "election", so clearly it is referring to how Franco seized power by defeating the republicans and gaining full control of Spain by the end of the civil war. I still don't understand how this documentary is biased. Could you perhaps explain in further detail?
Read the byline "At the end of a bloody civil war, Francisco Franco seized power and held it with an iron fist for nearly four decades. Under his leadership, the monarchist armed forces staged a coup against Spain's democratically elected republican government." Sums up the perfectly why the Spanish Civil War started.
Alot of seniors in Spain say Franco did a great job with the economy, maintaining law and order, and prevent communist uprisings. One old man told me he and his friends could pass out wasted in a park and not have to worry about being mugged, or jumped.😂
Carmen Polo was nicknamed "La Collares". She would plunder her way into jeweleries, take the most expensive jewels and asked to be charged to the state, that at the end, never paid the bills. It got to a point that jewelers had informants telling them when she was planning to visit the area, so they would close the stores and avoid her plunder.
@@snax_4820 I know you're being sarcastic but for your information, Alfonso XIII was born a few months after his father's death, so literally born king himself and he was officially declared king at 14 years old. I doubt his mother Christina, queen Victoria's granddaughter, would have let him stray much around until that age.
@@rossclaughton6068 Yeah, and thanks to the end of basic human rights, women's equality, poor vs rich equality, democracy and freedom of speech and exchange of ideas. What a dum dum
My great-grandfather who was a journalist (the man in my thumbnail) during the Spanish Civil War thought Franco was a monster. All journalists reporting doing their job not saying nice things about the Nationalists were executed with no trial, "1984" style.
Georgistarkov717- The majority of the Republic were Democrat Socialists made up of the working man, intellectuals, artists and writers including Hemingway and Orwell. Even FDR supported the Republic. The communists joined AFTER the war was started by Franco and his allies Hitler and Mussolini.
Yes, this is well known that even Hitler said he was disheartened by what he saw in the Spanish Civil War and had trepidation joining because of the cruelty he saw of the Franco and the Nationalists. I have told people I read this before. You know if Hitler was disheartened than whatever he saw was incomprehensible considering what he was capable of.
Some facts, Spain was not the first modern European Super power, Portugal was. Second, Spain was never a united country, not even when the national team plays football. Third, Spain has never been an economic power, the income always laid in the Low countries, which they coincidently inherited, and later South America and Mexico, which they plundered.
@@JohnDoe-kg6gy both wrong. Portugal was already moving along the coaslines of Africa way before the Spanish even knew what a ship was! Their quest started at 1492 with their independence from that part of Spain that did have knowledge and education
@@casadelosotte Global superpower means they have colonies or part of their empire in different continents. Before the start of the Modern Era dated to 1492, the Ottoman Empire had lands in Asia, Africa and Europe and Portugal was never a superpower. So The Ottoman Empire or Spain, you decide if you want to, but that English colony called Portugal or Spain't, no, it was never a superpower. 😂😂😂😂😂 And if Spain didn't know what a boat was, how did Castilla reached the Canary Islands and how did Aragon linked, Sardinia, Sicily and Naples to the mainland in Spain?
Hilarious while it narrated that Spain lost to the United States in 1898, the picture showed a fleet of Spanish galleons from the 17th century.
hehehe..it is full of mistakes, you are right
Could this be why Spain lost? lol
This documentary should be classified as kgb propaganda
Im pro republic but the documentary is another piece of black legend.
They forgot to mention the important fact that franco was flown from canary islands to the africa army with a British plane and a british secret service pilot. Small detail but indicative.
Another piece of information was that spain had the 3rd or 4th largest gold reserves in the world prior to the war. Cant be that backward. Spain's economy was resurging because of ww1.
Didn't the Republic give the gold to Stalin for 'safekeeping', and didn’t Stalin keep it?
@@joanhuffman2166 yes it was, Stupidly enough. France also kept it's slice. However, prior to the war Spain had one of the largest reserves. All to waste needlessly
Most documentary indicate that the British and French wanted to stay out of the Spanish Civil War conflict. So why would the British fly Franco from the Canary Islands to African mainland? The gold you mention might have been looted from the Aztecs, Mayans, or Incas. The Spanish Conquistadores did go looking for gold in the New World.
@@duckbizniz663 hahaha someone got a high dose of Black Legend mate. British and French had instrests in watching Spain get ripped apart, that why they helped franco and stopped short of supporting the republic. Joke was on them since they both completely collapsed a year after the spanish civil war when the Germans gave it to them. Cowards
He was still a mass murderer.
So much bias it’s incredible, please try again!!
I know. Awful, considering what a lowlife scum that he was.
Most of Europe was Fighting Communism...
Never Mentioned Bolsheviks
A widow of an International Brigade soldier told me that years later he told her he was glad the Communists lost.
george orwell said the same thing.
Very BIASED documentary.
How?
This has the same main presenter and the same "experts" as seen on another video. Just a rehash and a very biased presentation. Maybe comparing Stalin and Franco would be a better topic to present. Franco was ruthless but a boy scout compared to Stalin. And the legacy of Franco was much better than Stalin. A better educated population and economy , and democracy. Stalin caused the death of tens of millions and his legacy was the ongoing dictatorship of the proleteriat- the latter term being doublespeak.
@@TX_BoomSlang didn't you see the documentary
@albertomunoyerro5562 Yes, although whenever I posted my response, I was probably halfway through it. Now that I've watched it in its entirety, I can somewhat understand both sides pov.
I think this series address many of the horrible things his regime did while also trying to explain how it came about, just as many documentaries have done about Hitler. I’m glad to have seen it as I didn’t know much about Franco. Are you saying this series has a political agenda?
I stopped watching, the start of this documentary is totally incorrect. Franco fought against the communists and did not cooperate but cheated the nazi's. He did not start the civil war in Spain.
And on another topic, Spain became a very popular tourist destination for Europeans during Franco's reign. Not too brutal, was it?
Exactly.
It's woke/leftist propaganda.
Onore al Generale Franco. Todo por la patria!
Yes, he did start the Civil War when the Second Republic, filled with working people, won the elections and his party lost.
Yeah. He was a real charmer.
This propaganda documentary failed to mentioned the massacres that republican communists committed against innocent people and cleargy.
If I was in Franco's place I doubt I would be less ruthless and probably more ruthless.
An entire country is fighting amongst themselves, you have to
Betas and Zetas like you two can only fantasize
Why don't you think that establishing a 40-year-long dictatorship inst ruthless enough? Our you just want to sound cool?
anyone calling him a fascist simply has not done their research.
Hun, you have a star of David and saying you stand by Isreal yet Franco sent thousands of jews to be exterminated in the concentration camps and was allies with Hitler. Nationalists to this day still do the Hitler Salute in allegiance to the party.
@@asturiasceltic3183fr 😂
Oh,let's cheer for a beacon of democracy then🙄
Arriba España!! Una grande y libre!!
Viva Franco, this is a pro communist skit
Viva Franco!
Franco was a dog.🤮🤮
Cristo, Rey!
Franco wasn't the one who instigated the coup though,He was just recruited in. But the original ringleader all died,So he become the leader.
At a meeting of generals, Mola voted to make Franco dictator and was thereafter deferential to him.
Most biased documentary on the topic i have ever seen
Really explain
Please explain
@grapegrappler1424 Just at the start at the second 38 it says that he "seized power in a bloody civil war". He was elected by a military junta to lead the nationalists after José Sanjurjo died in a plane crash. He didn't violently seized power because he didn't take it forcibly he was elected by a junta. That's literally second 38.
@@grapegrappler14242:40 that's not correct he was declared absolute ruler while the civil war was still fougth
@@albertomunoyerro5562 The exact wording is "seized power in a bloody civil war", which is exactly what happened when the nationalists won the civil war. Of course he was declared Caudillo in 1936 near the beginning of the war, but the line in the documentary doesn't directly refer to a "declaration" or "election", so clearly it is referring to how Franco seized power by defeating the republicans and gaining full control of Spain by the end of the civil war. I still don't understand how this documentary is biased. Could you perhaps explain in further detail?
Very inaccurate and biased video.
I totally agree! On top, we have a British idiot historian who thinks he knows football. While we all know the no one does on that island!
Exactly.
It's woketard propaganda.
Read the byline "At the end of a bloody civil war, Francisco Franco seized power and held it with an iron fist for nearly four decades. Under his leadership, the monarchist armed forces staged a coup against Spain's democratically elected republican government." Sums up the perfectly why the Spanish Civil War started.
Yes. They were very kind to him, considering he was very "fond" of children.
Alot of seniors in Spain say Franco did a great job with the economy, maintaining law and order, and prevent communist uprisings. One old man told me he and his friends could pass out wasted in a park and not have to worry about being mugged, or jumped.😂
Lmao that dig at the Liverpool manager 😭😭
Carmen Polo was nicknamed "La Collares". She would plunder her way into jeweleries, take the most expensive jewels and asked to be charged to the state, that at the end, never paid the bills. It got to a point that jewelers had informants telling them when she was planning to visit the area, so they would close the stores and avoid her plunder.
The King, at that time prince, wasn´t less of an issue. In the evening he came down to the city with his Harley to attend any kind of parties.
@@snax_4820 I know you're being sarcastic but for your information, Alfonso XIII was born a few months after his father's death, so literally born king himself and he was officially declared king at 14 years old. I doubt his mother Christina, queen Victoria's granddaughter, would have let him stray much around until that age.
@@snax_4820 gggg him j 0😅😅😮lol
Carmen Polo preached the life of austerity to spanish women.
Gracias Franco por todo ❤
LMAO
Frfr, out of all dictators, he was decent
Thanks for the mass killing of civilians?😮
@@rossclaughton6068 Yeah, and thanks to the end of basic human rights, women's equality, poor vs rich equality, democracy and freedom of speech and exchange of ideas. What a dum dum
👏👏👏👏👏💪💪🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸
My great-grandfather who was a journalist (the man in my thumbnail) during the Spanish Civil War thought Franco was a monster. All journalists reporting doing their job not saying nice things about the Nationalists were executed with no trial, "1984" style.
Well then your grandfather was a communist/freemason conspirator. Because that’s who Franco was up against.
What did he think about the Communists Franco was fighting against? Did he glorify them as the liberators of the oppressed workers?
Georgistarkov717- The majority of the Republic were Democrat Socialists made up of the working man, intellectuals, artists and writers including Hemingway and Orwell. Even FDR supported the Republic. The communists joined AFTER the war was started by Franco and his allies Hitler and Mussolini.
@@georgistarkov717its funny he's got nothing to say about that. 🤣
Oooo Ooo I like that... how the Second Republic had the support of prominent intellectuals 39:59 and shows footage.
Amigo P P basta de contar la historia y ocúpate de la TUYA
Explícanos la monarquía inglesa
@Get.factual could you please upload a video about FDR.
Yeah, and how FDR was secretly sending supplies to the Republic
Wow
Лол, Франко один в один Стрелков/Гирькин/Рунов, только успешный и романтически не амбициозный.
At least it isn't about DHL
the British ended Spains total power at sea long before the Spanish American war.
36:35 And even Germans were shocked?... No way 😅😝😑
Yes, this is well known that even Hitler said he was disheartened by what he saw in the Spanish Civil War and had trepidation joining because of the cruelty he saw of the Franco and the Nationalists. I have told people I read this before. You know if Hitler was disheartened than whatever he saw was incomprehensible considering what he was capable of.
YOUR HISTORY TELLING IS WRONG !!!
A LAS ÓRDENES DE VUECENCIA
MI GENERAL
I write this on December 4, 2023. Francisco Franco was a anti-hero in every way and we need more men like him now more than ever!
Viva Christo Rey!!!
Francisco Franco suceeded where Cash my-cheque failed.
Oberflächliche und geirrte Geschichte.
Some facts, Spain was not the first modern European Super power, Portugal was. Second, Spain was never a united country, not even when the national team plays football. Third, Spain has never been an economic power, the income always laid in the Low countries, which they coincidently inherited, and later South America and Mexico, which they plundered.
huh? Spain was not a united country? Where did you get your history?
Arthur, or your girlfriend is Portuguese and you're simping, or you're Portuguese and you have a huge inferiority complex.
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@@JohnDoe-kg6gy both wrong. Portugal was already moving along the coaslines of Africa way before the Spanish even knew what a ship was! Their quest started at 1492 with their independence from that part of Spain that did have knowledge and education
@@casadelosotte Global superpower means they have colonies or part of their empire in different continents. Before the start of the Modern Era dated to 1492, the Ottoman Empire had lands in Asia, Africa and Europe and Portugal was never a superpower. So The Ottoman Empire or Spain, you decide if you want to, but that English colony called Portugal or Spain't, no, it was never a superpower. 😂😂😂😂😂 And if Spain didn't know what a boat was, how did Castilla reached the Canary Islands and how did Aragon linked, Sardinia, Sicily and Naples to the mainland in Spain?
Men sometimes can’t stop their wives they said 😅😅😅😅
VIVA FRANCO!!!🇪🇸🫶
Based Franco
The historians knew him, I don’t think so. How did they have such in-depth information on Franco and what caused him to do what I’m his life?
Franco was the saviour of Spain.