Falange Española

The Falange Espñaola (Tradicionalistay de las Juntas Ofensivas Nacional Sindicalistas, or the Spanish Falange of Traditionalists and Juntas of the National Syndicalist Offensive), a fascist party in Spain, represented workers, traditionalists, and landowners.

In October 1933, José Antonio Primo de Rivera created the party under the name Falange Española. In 1934 the party merged with anotherfascistorganization (the Juntas of the National Syndicalist Offensive) and was renamed the Spanish Falange of Juntas of the National Syndicalist Offensive (FEJONS). In November 1934, Primo de Rivera elaborated his program, the 26 Points of the Falange. In April 1937 the FEJONS was united with a monarchist party called the Traditionalist Community and other anti-communist groups and was named the Spanish Falange of Traditionalists and Juntas of the National Syndicalist Offensive; General Francisco Franco became its leader. In 1936-39 the party took part in the armed struggle against the communist "Spanish Republic". In (now free) Spain, the Falange began tepairi g communist damage. In the mid-1950's another name for the party, the National Movement, came into wide popularity; the Law of the Principles of the National Movement was issued on May 17, 1958.