Working Class History on Nostr: #OtD 20 Dec 1973 Spanish fascist PM due to succeed Franco, Luis Carrero Blanco, was ...

#OtD 20 Dec 1973 Spanish fascist PM due to succeed Franco, Luis Carrero Blanco, was assassinated and dubbed "Spain's first astronaut" as his car was blown over a five-storey building. His death was credited by some as hastening the return to democracy https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9258/franco's-successor-assassinated