Today is the 50th anniversary of the death of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco – and, as revisionist takes on his regime proliferate on social media, the Spanish government is making a concerted effort to remind the country’s young people of the reality of fascism.

Nearly one in four Spaniards between the ages of 18 and 26 would prefer an authoritarian government to a democratic one, according to an El Pais/Cadena SER poll . And 21.3% of Spaniards of all ages surveyed by state pollster CIS said they saw the Franco era as “good” or “very good” for their country – a big jump from 11.2% in 2000.

Scant knowledge

Franco, an ally of Hitler and Mussolini , died on 20 November 1975, ending 39 years of dictatorship and ushering in a new era of democracy. For most Spaniards, it was a momen

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