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Extinction date. October 2022. Lord of Meirás ( Spanish: Señor de Meirás) was a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee, granted in 1975 by Juan Carlos I to Carmen Polo y Martínez-Valdés, First Lady of Spain between 1939 and 1975 and wife of Francisco Franco.
- Francis Franco
After the 1988 death of his maternal grandmother, Carmen...
- Francis Franco
After the 1988 death of his maternal grandmother, Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco, he succeeded her as the 2nd Lord of Meirás (together with accompanying dignity Grandee of Spain). He married again at Móstoles in March 2001, Miriam Guisasola y Carrión (b. 1967), and had two children: Alvaro Franco y Guisasola (b. Madrid, 15 ...
Francisco Franco Bahamonde (Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko ˈfɾaŋko βa.aˈmonde]; 4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish military general who led the Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War and thereafter ruled over Spain from 1939 to 1975 as a dictator, assuming the title ...
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Construction and Emilia Pardo Bazán
The current building dates from the end of the 19th century, with the first stone placed in 1893. Known originally as the Torres de Meirás, it was built on the ruins of an old military fortification, built on land owned by the Patiño de Bergondo since the 16th century, that had been destroyed by Napoleonic French troops in 1809 during the Spanish War of Independence. Through marriage, the property was transferred to the Pardo de Lama, and then through direct inheritance to the writer Emilia P...
Franco's summer retreat
With the Spanish Civil War now raging, in 1938 the pazo was taken over by the Nationalist faction, for it to be used as a summer residence by General Francisco Franco. After the end of the Spanish civil war, in honour to their new Caudillo, the local Nationalist faction in agreement with the Nationalist government agreed to obtain the property. An agreement of sale was drawn up between Emilia's family and the Spanish state, to acquire the building for the use of the Spanish head of state; alt...
After the death of Franco, King Juan Carlos I gave Franco's widow, Carmen Polo, the hereditary title Señora de Meirás (English: Lady of Meirás). The title passed to Carmen Polo's grandson Francisco Franco, 2nd Lord of Meirás, although her daughter, Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco, was associated with the house; after Polo's death at the end of...
Pazo de Meirás was given the heritage designation Bien de Interés Cultural in 2008 despite the opposition of its owners. Arrangements were subsequently made for the public to visit the building on a limited basis. In 2017 it was proposed that the tours should be given by the Francisco Franco National Foundation. This generated controversy, given th...
Carmen Martínez-Bordiú, 2nd Duchess of Franco María de la O Martínez-Bordiú Francisco Franco, 2nd Lord of Meirás María del Mar Martínez-Bordiu José Cristóbal Martínez-Bordiú María de Aránzazu Martínez-Bordiú Jaime Felipe Martínez-Bordiú: Father: Francisco Franco: Mother: Carmen Polo, 1st Lady of Meirás
María del Carmen Polo y Martínez-Valdés, 1st Lady of Meirás, Grandee of Spain (11 June 1900 – 6 February 1988) was the wife of the dictator, general and "caudillo" Francisco Franco. She exerted a major influence in censoring the press. She was endowed the Lordship of Meirás by Juan Carlos I on 26 November 1975.
Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde Salgado-Araujo y Pardo de Lama (Ferrol, 4 de dezembro de 1892 — Madrid, 20 de novembro de 1975) foi um general militar espanhol que liderou as forças nacionalistas na derrubada da Segunda República Espanhola durante a Guerra Civil Espanhola e posteriormente governou a ...
