 Francoism muCatalonia yakasimbiswa mukati meFrancoist Spain pakati pa1939 na1975 ne sarudzo dzekutanga dzedemokrasi dzakaitika musi waJune 15, 1977, zvichitevera Hondo yeVanhu yeSpanish uye mushure mehondo yeFrancoist kudzvinyirira. Hurumende yaFrancisco Franco yakatsiva Revolutionary Catalonia mushure meCatalonia Offensive pakupera kwehondo. Hurumende yeudzvinyiriri muCatalonia yakawedzera kudzvinyirira rusununguko rwegutsaruzhinji nokudzvinyirira tsika dzechiCatalan. Chimiro chayo choudzvinyiriri nezvinangwa zvayo zvokubatanidza zvaireva kumanikidzira tsika imwe chete norurimi rumwe chete, chiCastilian. Hurumende yacho yakanga ichinyatsorwisana neCatalan, asi izvi hazvina kudzivisa kukura kwechiCatalan chainzi Francoism icho chakanga chaumbwa munguva yehondo uye chakanga chapiwa zvokudya nokukunda. 