Etymology and Usage
The formal name of Spain during the Franco era was the Spanish State (Estado Español). In 1947, the state was formally proclaimed to be a monarchy, but international treaties continued after that date to refer to it as the Spanish State rather than as the Kingdom of Spain.
When the Spanish Civil War broke out, the Nationalist forces immediately began using the form the Spanish State rather than the Spanish Republic or the Kingdom of Spain, out of deference to the differing political sensibilities of the members of the Nationalist coalition, which included, amongst others, the anti-monarchic fascist Falangists, and the rival conservative-monarchist Carlists and Legitimist parties.
Following the Second World War, both the Falangist and Carlist movements declined, while Franco's rule was consolidated. This allowed Franco to nominally restore the Spanish monarchy without any significant opposition.
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