Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera
1903 – 1936 Spanish Founder of the Falange
Founder of the Spanish Falange, later mythologized as a Nationalist martyr.
- Religion
- A traditionalist Catholic who framed Spanish Fascism as rooted in Catholic and national values.
- Affiliations
- Founder of the Falange Espanola. No occult ties.
Son of an earlier dictator, Primo de Rivera founded the Falange, Spain's Fascist movement, blending nationalism with Catholic corporatism. Arrested before the Civil War, he was executed by the Republic in 1936. Franco's regime turned him into a martyr-symbol of the Nationalist cause.
Connections
- associate of Francisco Franco — His Falange was absorbed and mythologized by Franco.
- successor of Francisco Franco — Absorbed the Falange after its founder's execution.