Questions about postwar Francoist Spain

What was the general Western attitude towards Franco's government? Is it true that the Soviets proposed continuing WWII with regime change in Spain? Was anyone actively supporting the Spanish Maquis? Which states (other than Portugal) recognized the Nationalists and which (other than the communist ones and Mexico) the exiled Republicans as the legitimate government? Particularly, what was the attitude of the French (I know the Republicans had some presence in France) and Americans (I know they established diplomatic relations with Franco in '53)?
 
IIRC only Portugal and Argentina keep the embassies the rest closed them until the fifties ... thats for middle/mayor nations the smaller no idea.

Stalin proposed that at Yalta, and the allies told him in one word "no"

French in general disliked Francoist Spain a lot, but except looking to other side when the maquis crossed the frontier did nothing against Spain.

I always considered curious that many republican (Spain) veteran ended fighting alongside former German veterans in Indochina ( but well most of the Foreign Legion were mercs so )

Britain promised Franco that they would not marginalized them at the ending of the war, but when the labour got elected broke relations anyway as the other.

US ignored Spain till Ike´s rapprochement, then it changed from Fascist Dictatorship to Anti-Communist allied government ( the Cold War was a funny time for "originality" in naming allied dictatorship against enemy dictatorship )

Basically everyone plus the cat ignored Spain ...
 
France did see Franco as useful to a degree while they were fighting in Algeria.

Once the Cold War started Franco was an ''useful anti-commie dictator’’ typical of the kind the US liked to prop up in South and Central America.

Therefore Spain was part the free world, even if it didnt get de jure membership in NATO it was still an ally.
 

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Using the ethno-linguistic culture of Latin America and nuclear hegemony, American culture spread over the world, replacing Spanish culture around the world with the Americanized version of Latin languages as a hole.

This Event was written by a graffitti prophesier about the same time the Grand Canyon was being formed and the natives would stampede animals over the cliffs of the mountains and into the Grand Canyon. No railroads.

Fastest way to carry a bunch of meat across most of N. America? Dual purpose skeleton frame dogsled that comes apart in your hands after being unlocked to form a boat big enough to use the hide as a skin, carrying you, the dogs and meat. Your mileage may vary, so don't be afraid to share with the dogs.

Anyways, Mexican illegal immigrants show up in American culture a lot, even on the internet this is true. They even fought in the wars of America before the A-bomb, a few wars against America, and have an odd history with Spain that is closer than it was before.

But it's still the American view of Spain and the languages.

It's backed up by the threat of force, this status quo of keeping people in third world countries down with fascists in power over peoples home countries in the Americas.

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To drive this internet statement home: Rammirez stampede those dogs to chase those buffalo over a clif!
 
France did see Franco as useful to a degree while they were fighting in Algeria.

The french relation with Franco during the post-war was ambiguous. Certainly,the french public opinion disliked the Francoism and the spanish republican lobby hadpresence in the country. But France also shared common interests with Spain in North Africa, not only, and not mainly, in Algeria, but in Morocco. So, it's not surprising that the first spanish military action after the Civil War was in cooperation with the French during the Ifni War. But that was in 1957*. Regarding Algeria, the things were more complex. The french officials in the country had affinity with Franco, so,after the failed coup in Constantine some them fled to Spain.In short, regarding Algeria the franco-spanish relations weren't always positive. In fact, the OAS used the spanish territory as a haven.



Therefore Spain was part the free world, even if it didnt get de jure membership in NATO it was still an ally.

What a wide concept of "free":p.


Regarding the maquis. Themaquiswere a very heterogeneous movement composed by several organizatrions more or less coordinated by the AGE (Asociación de Guerrilleros Españoles)There were different ideologies, but the dominant one was the communism. So,the communist groups had indirect support from the Soviet Union through the Spanish Communist Party.But after the failed "Operación Reconquista" and the end of the WWII,the beginning of the Cold War etc... the voices against the guerrilla gained force inside the party. Stalin himself asked to stop any support to the guerrillas in 1947. There was a remanent movement during the 50's,but they were alone.

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