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Crowd at Pinar with fists raised. Blas Pinar, the leader of the neo-fascist group the "Fuerza Nueva," which was founded under the Franco regime, held his last mass rally in Madrid before 30,000 followers assembled in a bullring. He and other speakers attacked the Government as traitors, "the Communists as Assassins" and affirmed that as long as Franco's memory was kept alive by their party fervor and loyalty, that although "Franco is dead, his work lives on in us." Throughout the night they chanted slogan of "Government-listen. Spain will not surrender" and proclaimed Franco-Franco-Franco, while demonstrators gave the Roman sign of "thumbs down" whenever speakers mentioned anything to do with Communists. Madrid, Spain, June 10, 1977

1977
(American, 1929–2006)
America
vintage gelatin silver print
Image: 22.9 x 15.3 cm (9 x 6 in.); Paper: 23.8 x 17 cm (9 3/8 x 6 11/16 in.)
Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2016.485
© Leonard Freed /Magnum Photos
Location: not on view
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Crowd at Pinar with fists raised. Blas Pinar, the leader of the neo-fascist group the "Fuerza Nueva," which was founded under the Franco regime, held his last mass rally in Madrid before 30,000 followers assembled in a bullring. He and other speakers attacked the Government as traitors, "the Communists as Assassins" and affirmed that as long as Franco's memory was kept alive by their party fervor and loyalty, that although "Franco is dead, his work lives on in us." Throughout the night they chanted slogan of "Government-listen. Spain will not surrender" and proclaimed Franco-Franco-Franco, while demonstrators gave the Roman sign of "thumbs down" whenever speakers mentioned anything to do with Communists. Madrid, Spain, June 10, 1977

Crowd at Pinar with fists raised. Blas Pinar, the leader of the neo-fascist group the "Fuerza Nueva," which was founded under the Franco regime, held his last mass rally in Madrid before 30,000 followers assembled in a bullring. He and other speakers attacked the Government as traitors, "the Communists as Assassins" and affirmed that as long as Franco's memory was kept alive by their party fervor and loyalty, that although "Franco is dead, his work lives on in us." Throughout the night they chanted slogan of "Government-listen. Spain will not surrender" and proclaimed Franco-Franco-Franco, while demonstrators gave the Roman sign of "thumbs down" whenever speakers mentioned anything to do with Communists. Madrid, Spain, June 10, 1977

1977

Leonard Freed

(American, 1929–2006)
America

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