FET y de las JONS

Traditionalist Spanish Phalanx of the Councils of the National Syndicalist Offensive
Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional Sindicalista
AbbreviationFET y de las JONS
Governing bodyNational Council
Secretary GeneralR. Fernández-Cuesta (first)
I. García López (last)
FounderFrancisco Franco
Founded19 April 1937
(88 years, 331 days)
Dissolved7 April 1977
(48 years, 343 days)
Merger ofFE de las JONS
Comunión Tradicionalista
Succeeded byFalange Española de las JONS
HeadquartersCalle de Alcalá 44, Madrid
NewspaperArriba
Student wingSindicato Español Universitario
Youth wingFrente de Juventudes
Women's wingSección Femenina
Trade unionSpanish Syndical Organization
Sports bodyNational Sports Delegation
Paramilitary wingsFalange Militia, Guardia de Franco
Membership 932,000 (1942 est.)
980,054 (1973 est.)
IdeologyAuthoritarian conservatism
Political positionFar-right
ReligionRoman Catholicism
European affiliationEuropean Social Movement
New European Order
Foreign serviceDNSEF (until 1945)
Colours  Red   Black   Blue
Slogan"¡Arriba España!" (unofficial)
(lit.'Up with Spain!')
Anthem"Cara al Sol"
(transl. 'Facing the Sun')
[Instrumental version]
Party flag

The Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional Sindicalista (lit.'Traditionalist Spanish Phalanx of the Councils of the National Syndicalist Offensive'), shortened to FET y de las JONS, just "FET", and the Falange, and alternatively referred to as the Movimiento Nacional, was the sole legal party of the Francoist regime in Spain. It was created by General Francisco Franco in 1937 as a merger of the fascist and national syndicalist Falange Española de las JONS (FE de las JONS) with the monarchist Carlist movement. In addition to the resemblance of names, the party formally retained most of the platform of FE de las JONS (26 out of 27 points) and a similar inner structure. The membership in the party was automatic for all civil servants and officers of the regime, however, the significance of such membership was often purely nominal.