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The regime of Francisco Franco had as one of its bases Spanish Nationalism and many speakers of other languages had supported the Second Spanish Republic , which Franco's forces defeated in the Spanish Civil War , bringing Franco to power. In the areas conquered by Franco's army, Spanish was declared the only Official Language . The use of other languages was variously banned, frowned upon or despised depending on the circumstances. The situation evolved from the harsh years of the immediate afterwar (1939) to the relative tolerance of the last years; Franco died in 1975, and his successor Juan Carlos Of Spain began the Spanish Transition To Democracy . PREVIOUS SITUATION The Republic had created regimes of autonomy for some regions with a local language. THE SPANISH LANGUAGE As part of the nationalistic efforts:
Other languages were officially considered " Dialect s" in the sense of speeches that were not developed enough to be "real Language s". Basque was different enough that it could not be taken as a debased form of Spanish but was despised as a rural language of limited currency, unfit for modern discourse. EVOLUTION The Press Law of Manuel Fraga Iribarne replaced the pre-publication censorship with after-the-fact punishments. SITUATION BY AREAS Andalusia Aragon Asturias Balearic Islands Basque Country
Catalonia
Galicia
Spanish Guinea
Navarre CA Osasuna was allowed to maintain its Basque name, unlike other Football teams with non-Spanish names. Spanish North Africa
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