Falange

falange English Etymology From en es Falange, from es falange phalanx, phalange, from en la phalanx, from en grc φάλαγξ. Doublet of en phalanx, en phalange, en plank and en planch. Proper noun en historical A Spanish fascist movement active in the 1930s until its dissolution in 1977. en 2014 Bernard A. Cook Europe Since 1945: An Encyclopedia Routledge 9781135179328 https://books.google.com/books?id=P7-2AgAAQBAJ&lpg=PT405&dq=the%20%22Falange%22&pg=PT405#v=onepage&q=the%20%22Falange%22&f=false 361 José Antonio Primo de Rivera, son of former Spanish dictator Miguel Primo de Rivera, founded the Falange in 1933 to encourage national unity and pride and to combat the Left and liberal Republicans. Derived terms en Falangist en Falangism Related terms en Phalange Further reading FET y de las JONS en Spain Catalan Proper noun f en Falange