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Francisco Franco: Life
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During the initial stages of his career, Francisco Franco worked long hours but as his professional life stagnated, due to age, he was inclined to take many extended vacations. His principle activities, during these hours of leisure, included hunting, fishing, golf, and even painting. Football was ... high on his list of social interests and Real Madrid found, in the Dictator, an avid supporter.
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Ideology or political theories were not the primary motivators in Franco's developing of the institutions that came to be identified with his name. Franco had spent his life as a professional soldier, and his conception of society was along military lines. Known for his iron political nerve, Franco saw himself as the one designated to save Spain from the chaos and instability visited upon the country by the evils of parliamentary democracy and political parties, which he blamed for destroying the unity of Spain. His pragmatic goal was to maintain power in order to keep what he termed the "anti-Spain" forces from gaining ascendancy.
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Franco enjoyed splendid physical health for most of his life and only during the last 10 years was he gradually destroyed by Parkinson´s disease. Franco´s last battle against death was long and painful causing his last words to be “Why is it so difficult to die?”
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