ening ▁of ▁the ▁moder ate ▁right . ▁▁ ▁Ram iro ▁de ▁Ma e zt u , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁A cción ▁Españ ola ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁the or ists ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁extreme ▁right , ▁promoted ▁in ▁En ▁def ensa ▁de ▁la ▁His pan idad ▁(" In ▁Def ense ▁of ▁His pan idad ", ▁ 1 9 3 4 ) ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁fundamental ▁myth s ▁of ▁the ▁extreme ▁right : ▁" H is pan idad ", ▁the ▁re im ag ination ▁of ▁imperial ist ▁and ▁Catholic ▁legacy ▁of ▁Spain . ▁His pan idad ▁would ▁be ▁emb rac ed ▁by ▁A cción ▁Españ ola , ▁the ▁Fal ange , ▁and , ▁later , ▁by ▁F uer za ▁Nueva ▁(" New ▁Force "). ▁ ▁Both ▁Ma e zt u ▁and ▁the ▁politician ▁José ▁Cal vo ▁S ot elo ▁published ▁articles ▁that ▁promoted ▁fasc ism ▁and ▁ur ged ▁an ▁anti - Rep ublic an ▁al liance ▁that ▁would ▁include ▁traditional ists ▁and ▁Fal ang ists ▁in ▁the ▁lead - up ▁to ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁Franco ist ▁Spain ▁▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁National ist ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Civil ▁War , ▁Spain ▁was ▁ruled ▁by ▁the ▁F ET ▁y ▁de ▁las ▁J ON S - back ed ▁dict ator ▁Francisco ▁Franco . ▁The ▁Franco ▁dict ator ship , ▁analog ous ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁other ▁European ▁fasc ist ▁reg imes ▁of ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century , ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁its ▁ide ology ▁char ism atic ▁leadership , ▁fasc ist ▁imag ery ,