“The most important task of my life is to restore to the Spaniards the pride of being Spaniards,” this was the life attitude of the Spanish general Francisco Franco. This man, having lived for almost 83 years, had a real opportunity for about 40 years to influence the lives and destinies of his compatriots. So what was he like, the last dictator in Western Europe? He is called the "man of '98", the year of defeat in the war with the United States, when Spain, having lost Cuba, the Philippines and Puerto Rico, became a minor power, a man who was convinced that in order for "Spain without a pulse" to come back to life , she needs to gain faith in herself.