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On December 4th, 1892, Francisco Franco was born. Franco was in the Spanish army, and in 1936 helped stage a coup to try and take over the Spanish government. While he didn’t succeed, he helped start the Spanish Civil War. He took over control of the country in 1939 until 1975. The Catalans of BarcelonaContinue reading “December 4 “We do not believe in government through the voting booth.” *”