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The failed coup attempt was in 1981. Franco died in '75. Is history really this hard for some people?
by evgen 4y ago
The failed coup attempt was in 1981. Franco died in '75. Is history really this hard for some people?
- LAC-Tech 4y agoIf there's anything HN threads that deal with history tells us it's - yes, yes it is. Nevertheless people will weigh in with their incredibly strong opinions they have based off of (I presume) hollywood movies. Maybe a lot of people just got finished watching that one where Leonardo di Caprio was Louis XIV, or maybe it was Braveheart.
- ravi-delia 4y agoClearly the person you responded to wasn't asking what Franco did for that particular coup. Having ceded that one king did one useful thing, they pointed out that another was...perhaps less helpful.
- bonzini 4y agoSpain had been a republic for almost 10 years when Franco took power. For most of the years when Franco was in power the king had no real powers even though Spain was again formerly a monarchy. Once Juan Carlos was named heir to the throne, he publicly supported Franco while secretly planning the return of exiled politicians and resumption of democracy. He was pretty badass overall. Maybe you're confusing it with Italy?
- ravi-delia 4y agoI was using "king" as a catch-all term for rule by a single individual. Probably lazy in a discussion about actual aristocracy, but in my defense any sole person in charge of a nation could claim to represent a direct connection between the nation and the people.
- jacquesm 4y ago> Is history really this hard for some people? No harder than civility is for others.