Ramón Franco
Ramón Franco | |
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Franco in 1926 | |
| Birth name | Ramón Franco Bahamonde |
| Born | 2 February 1896 Ferrol Naval Station, Galicia, Spain |
| Died | 28 October 1938 (aged 42) Off the coast of Pollença, Balearic Islands, Spain |
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| Service | |
| Years of service | 1914–1938 |
| Battles / wars | Rif War Spanish Civil War |
Ramón Franco Bahamonde (2 February 1896 – 28 October 1938) was a Spanish pioneer of aviation, a political figure and brother of later caudillo Francisco Franco. Well before the Spanish Civil War, during the reign of Alfonso XIII, both brothers were acclaimed as national heroes in Spain; however, the two had strongly differing political views. They had a less-known brother, Nicolás, who was a military man like Francisco and Ramón, and also a politician.