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Francoist espionage was capital for Franco's victory
Sílvia Marimon
07-04-2026
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![The Francoist authorities, led by General Eliseo Álvarez-Arenas and Mayor Miguel Mateu, salute with their arms raised upon leaving Barcelona Cathedral on February 12, 1939.](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 16 9"%3E%3C/svg%3E)