Falange
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Falange
< Spanish, short for Falange Española Tradicionalista Traditionalist Spanish Phalanx
Example Sentences
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The remains of Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of Spain's fascist Falange movement that supported the Franco regime, were dug up and removed from the mausoleum in April.
From Reuters ● Jun. 12, 2023
His casket was taken by hearse to Madrid’s San Isidro cemetery, where a small group of supporters broke through a police cordon to perform fascist salutes and to sing the Falange anthem.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
Songs included French classics and nursery rhymes, but also others with a more questionable past including songs linked to the Spanish fascist Falange of the 1930s and Nazi Germany.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2023
After Ledesma broke with Primo de Rivera and the Falange, the question mark that he placed in the title of his memoir Fascismo en España? seemed fully appropriate.
From Slate ● Feb. 7, 2017
"I guess that's the beginning of the end for the Falange," he said.
From The Five Arrows by Allan Chase
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