Spain and Portugal have always shared a similar history, especially during the 19th century. Soon after the First World War, both Spain and Portugal had a violent and long revolution followed by a right-wing dictatorship. Many are the similarities between the two dictators and their policy. A strong institution in both countries was the army. In Spain, the army based in Morocco gave birth to the coup in 1936 and as the civil was continued, it …showed first 75 words of 736 total…

…showed last 75 words of 736 total…dictatorship without fear. In those years, 20,000 Astuarian miners went on strike, as the majority of Spanish workers. In those years, underground unions began to form; before that, there were some kind of institution to protect the workers, but they were illegal and secret. Beacause of the increasing power of the workers, General Franco was forced to recognise the trade unions as official and legal. Moreover, some benefits and bills regarding the workers were carried out.