Francisco Franco as a secret writer (1945-1960)

Abstract

It presents a detailed analysis of the articles published by Francisco Franco in the newspaper Arriba between 1945 and 1960 under the pseudonyms Jakim Boor, Hispanicus and Macaulay. Its dissection is carried out in two broad categories: enemies of the Regime and policy, economy and society. To do so, is taken as an example the own article of Hispanicus titled “Lo politico, lo económico y lo social”. In the first of the two broad categories are grouped all the abstract elements -institutions or ideologies- that Franco considered harmful for the Spain that he ruled or which had been historically hostile to this country; the second includes commentary on politics in current or general terms, economic and social situations, as well as the numerous fragments of history of Spain that the dictator liked to include in his journalistic collaborations.