FRANCO REGISTRATION YEAR BY YEAR Nº 7: 1947. THE SPANISH SURRENDER TO EVITA, "GODmother of the Shirtless"

He came, he saw and he conquered. The chronicles of 1947 could repeat without fear of error the quote so often used for Julius Caesar. Only this time it is a woman who deserves such an honor. And without the need to wage war. Eva Duarte Perón, Evita for posterity, sets foot on Spanish soil and conquers an entire nation in one fell swoop, starting with its leader. His visit overshadows the political goal that the regime scores this year: the Succession Law. Approved by the Cortes and endorsed by the people - the first political demonstration in which it can be involved since the war - it perpetuates Franco in power and conditions the future on its approval. Neither domestic nor foreign policy (with Rodolfo Llopis at the helm trying to unite republican efforts) attracts the special attention of the Spanish people. If they do it Mariona Rebull, the unfaithful protagonist of the film of the year, Carpanta, the popular beggar by cartoonist José Escobar, or the "Little Black Angels" to whom Machín sings. And above all, a man. A bullfighter who on August 28 left his life in Linares and became a legend: Manolete.