Marches Of The Spanish Falangists

The Spanish Civil War began with a military uprising against the Republic in July 1936. Falangists formed part of the coalition that brought Franco to victory in 1939. The April 1937 unification decree merged Falange with the Traditionalist movement. Repression continued under the dictatorship, which established a special tribunal against Freemasonry and communism in 1940. This history accompanies the collection’s language of political obedience.

Archivo SGAE credits the music of Cara al sol to Juan Tellería, while the National Library describes its text as apparently the work of a group of Falangist poets. The opening attribution remains unverified. Youth and camp titles also invite comparison with the Frente de Juventudes, created in December 1940, whose compulsory school membership extended political instruction into education and work. No performers’ ages or affiliations are established.

Patriotic repertory also drew on the stage. The Alonso family archive places La banderita in Las Corsarias, dated 1919; the supplied Banderita_Corsarias_ remains a title lead. An Army historical article describes El novio de la muerte as originally a cuplé and records a slow-tempo adaptation for Holy Week in 1952. These changing uses do not establish the arrangements, performers or dates represented in this collection.

Presented for critical historical study of civil war, dictatorship, repression and coercive political education. Fascist ideology and political violence are not endorsed.