Carmen lived accustomed to the long absences of "his Paco". Four decades later the Supreme has forced his encounter
The Supreme Court unanimously endorses that Franco's remains leave the Valley of the Fallen
Carmen Polo and Francisco Franco have not shared the bed for 44 years. But this may be remedied. The Supreme Court unanimously endorsed last Tuesday, September 24, that Franco's remains leave the Valley of the Fallen. If the sentence is fulfilled, husband and wife will share space in the Pardo . Although only the femurs.
Her waist and her smile were the compliments Carmen Polo de Franco received when they met in 1917. Her friends made messengers and passed the billetitos with their flattery . The comandantín , as he was nicknamed in Oviedo due to his short stature, had become infatuated "in a pilgrimage of cider, bagpipe and drum" of her. A woman of high local bourgeoisie who had farms, meadows, mansions and cows for blood .
Carmen Polo "although he was a little bland, he did not shy away from it," says Niko Roa in Young Franco (Homo legens), but his family preferred a bullfighter rather than an Africanist . Franco's aspiration was, above all, Africa, "his great love," as Carmen Polo would describe. But the girl ignored her family's wishes and they married in 1923. She was 23 years old and he was 31 . Polo granted an interview to Estampa magazine in 1929 remembering his early days: "Paco did not settle and wrote me to school, but the nuns kept the letters to give them to my family and, naturally, I could not answer him . Show my astonishment and of my companions when a little morning, at our seven thirty Mass, we devoutly see the Comandantin in the chapel, as they all named him, they should not dislike our prayers and our chants, for his morning visit to the chapel of the school was repeated almost daily".
Carmen's father, Felipe Polo and Flórez was of a liberal and intellectual nature and did not welcome the military. But the suitor was serious and formal, nothing to do with others who were dedicated to "franchachelas or the hostess , " Roa continues. His reputation as a good soldier earned, with patience, the acceptance of the family. Franco persisted in his efforts to marry the girl and, after chopping a lot of stone, the wedding preparations began to initially marry in 1920.
Despite the effort to get the approval of the Polo and with the wedding going, they canceled it when Millán Astray asked for help to found the Legion. Carmen Polo digested that plant with romanticism, a philosophy that would have to be applied on more than one occasion. "For her, the first thing was the professional projection of who was going to be her husband and being required to co-found the Spanish Legion was not a trivial thing, so she resigned herself," describes the young Franco .
In 1922, Franco was assigned to his former Prince regiment in Oviedo. The most anxious: her Carmen. After two years waiting for his fiance : "Being a boyfriend, he had to separate from me to go to Africa to organize the Legion. It was tremendous waiting for the letters, which were delayed more than usual; be aware of the news of the newspapers when they talked about the operations of Morocco ... ", Carmen would confess years later.
When Franco returned, the Polo family made every effort to have the wedding celebrated. However, Alfonso XIII required him to practice as head of the Legion. Franco accepted without hesitation, he returned once more to the military body he enjoyed most. Carmen, again, sat down and waited for him. The next year the desired wedding was held and El Comercio reserved a place on its cover. The married life was a learning to make and unpack suitcases and boxes. They lived in various parts of Spain and Carmen for the only thing she prayed was for each new home to last a long time. But being the "youngest general in Europe" - he reached graduation in 1926, with 33 years - meant not taking root. Not even dead.
Despite the possible mortal reunion now between Carmen - buried in El Pardo - and Franco - who will leave the Valley of the Fallen -, the family asks for the remains to be transferred to the Almudena Cathedral, where their friend, José Millán , rests - Astray and her daughter, Carmen Franco. However, this request has been rejected. The descendants intend to go to the Constitutional Court alleging violation of fundamental rights, according to sources consulted by EL MUNDO.
Now thanks to the efforts of Pedro Sánchez and the socialist government, the mortal remains of both of them can finally rest together in the cemetery pantheon of Mingorrubio, El Pardo, where Carmen has been waiting since 1988 . She always regretted what she missed "her Paco . "
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