Francisco Franco was the ruler of Spain from 1939 until his death in 1975.
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World War 2.
Germany and Italy took part in the Spanish Civil War, testing their soldiers and weapons.
The allies were his enemies. He was an Axis power that took a little longer to gain into power than the others.
The Spanish defeated the Dutch numerous times in battle and took over many former trading roots and colonial holdings from the Dutch (especially in Asia), which is why the Dutch had to join forces with the English to try to neutralize the Spanish dominance.