Falangism

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Falangism (Spanish: Falangismo) is a political ideology that originated in Spain with the Falange Española and parties descending from it including the Falange Española de las JONS, the FET y de las JONS, and multiple other parties after the dissolution of the FET y de las JONS. Falangism combines Spanish nationalism, authoritarianism, Catholic traditionalism, and anti-communism, along with a call for national syndicalism. The FE de las JONS merged with the Traditionalist Communion and several other parties in 1937 following the Unification Decree of Francisco Franco, to form FET y de las JONS. This new Falange was meant to incorporate all Nationalist political factions and became the sole political party of Francoist Spain. The merger was opposed by some of the original Falangists, such as Manuel Hedilla. Falangism places a strong emphasis on the Catholic religious identity of Spain, resulting in what is known as National Catholicism. However, Falangism has held some secular views on...

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