Falange
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Falange
< Spanish, short for Falange Española Tradicionalista Traditionalist Spanish Phalanx
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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
The leader of the Falange was disinterred in a private ceremony in presence of his family, away from public scrutiny.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
José Antonio Primo de Rivera founded the Falange movement and his remains lie at a giant mausoleum created by the former fascist regime outside Madrid.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 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
He remembered that picture of Gamburdo at the Falange dinner held in San Hermano in 1936, the picture he had seen in the files of the secret police in Havana.
From The Five Arrows by Allan Chase
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