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In 1892 a man who would become the associate of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini was born into the town of El Ferrol. The child's name was Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde, who later became known as Francisco Franco. This small Iberian town in which he was born was located on the northwestern coastline. The man's birth was the beginning of a new era for Spain, both prosperous and also disasterous. …

…was able to suppress the political turmoil, and unify the country, as well as lay out a road for advancement. If it were not for him most likely Spain would still be in horrible condition. Some viewed him as a cruel dictator who consorted with Hitler and Mussolini, but others saw him as the man who unified and rebuilt Spain. One thing is certain, and that is that his effect on Spain was undeniably enormous.