Francisco
Franco (1892–1975), Spanish
general; head of Spain (1939–1975). He reorganized the country as a
totalitarian state, with
laws passed to eliminate opposition. Many thousands of
Franco's political opponents were imprisoned. In 1947, he declared Spain a kingdom with himself regent. In January 1955, Juan Carlos (1938 - ), grandson of a former
king of Spain, arrived in Spain from
Italy with
Franco's approval to be educated and presumably to b e groomed for the throne.
—Conquest of Chaos Approved Glossary (8.7.92)