From a certain point of view the Nationalist faction of the SCW had some pretty bad luck. First of all the coup failed pretty badly and caused a long civil war. Second of all alot of the core Nationalist leadership died, leaving Franco incharge and we know how that turned out. So the POD here is that Franco is added to the body count and leadership of the nationalist passes on to Queipo de Llano, or Cabanellas. Both of them were high ranking, respected (particualy Queipo, he was somewhat like a Spanish MacArthur with his propaganda ability. I mean he said he captured a city with 15 soldiers, and people believed him) and fought for the Nationalists side. However both of them favored the idea of a Nationalist republic (not the Spanish Republican style of republic of course) instead of fascism or Francoism. I also heard that Mola, who had almost as much support as Franco, might have had nationalist republic sympathies but im not sure.
Damn it why did the republicans call themselves republicans, its making it too hard for me to explain myself.
So anyways the point being Franco dies and one of the people listed above becomes the new leadership. The Nationalists win the civil war and instead of creating a Fascist state they create a Nationalist Republic, with some fascist tendency to satisfy the extremely right wing factions of the coalition. The new government would be extremely conservative of course and would stand for most of the things the Nationalists stood for, but it would be a republic though and arguably a lot nicer than Franco's Spain. Of course the left wing factions on the opposing side of the war would get the shortend of the stick still but thats not preventable, after all they did just fight a war.
So is it plausible? How would the world change?
If this post makes you confused, im sorry, i cant type and explain that well and typing Nationalist Republicans and Republican Republicans is too weird.
Inspired by the pick a side thread.
Damn it why did the republicans call themselves republicans, its making it too hard for me to explain myself.
So anyways the point being Franco dies and one of the people listed above becomes the new leadership. The Nationalists win the civil war and instead of creating a Fascist state they create a Nationalist Republic, with some fascist tendency to satisfy the extremely right wing factions of the coalition. The new government would be extremely conservative of course and would stand for most of the things the Nationalists stood for, but it would be a republic though and arguably a lot nicer than Franco's Spain. Of course the left wing factions on the opposing side of the war would get the shortend of the stick still but thats not preventable, after all they did just fight a war.
So is it plausible? How would the world change?
If this post makes you confused, im sorry, i cant type and explain that well and typing Nationalist Republicans and Republican Republicans is too weird.
Inspired by the pick a side thread.
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