Los ricos de Franco

The great fortunes amassed during the Franco regime, in the circles close to the general's direct family, have maintained their mark during the democracy. Today the Marches, the Fierros, Koplowitz, Coca, Banús, Aguirre, Carceller, etc., continue among the richest families in Spain.As soon as the winds of democracy blew, the majority did not hesitate to distance themselves from the dictatorship, to continue their business. This book tells of their true history, the way they amassed their fortunes, the truth they hide in their official biographies. Today, many of the descendants of those sherifaltes have a leading role in our society. From bankers and businessmen: Alberto Cortina, Juan Abelló, José Meliá ... to politicians of the Spanish right: Rodrigo Rato, José María Aznar, Martín Villa and many more. Practically no bank has exempted itself from sitting a former Franco minister on its Board of Directors. All of them belonging to families installed in the elite of Francoism. They all make up a "Francoist social class" trained in the postwar autarky, to enrich themselves after 1959, with the arrival of Development. The Franco Regime was at the service of that social class, maintaining a tax system that charged everything to consumers. With fear installed in society and preventing public criticism of corruption.