Fought from 1936-39, the as called Spanish civil war is believed to have been a fight between nationalists and conservatism. Nationalists were documented as being made up of adherents to Francisco Franco’s ideology, a conservative catholic, and monarchists.
Franco’s Spain was viewed as a dictatorship by some sources. He became head of state in the autumn of 1936, months after the beginning of the conflict. He was a military leader, and was said to have succeeded in unifying various nationalist factions, in order to form a coalition which existed between 1937 and 1977.
Spain, widely believed to be neutral during the second world war, was accused by the allies of supporting Italy and Germany; and according to documentation, became isolated during the decade following, when there was a percieved British military presence. May have been the subject of sanctions. Economists are believed to have taken over during the fifties, though Franco was regarded as being in charge. The new regime may have had international standards. Heavy industrialism came second only to tourism.