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EIROA SAN FRANCISCO, Matilde. Foreign policy and propaganda: The Latin American leaders visits to Franco. Latinoamérica [online]. 2012, n.54, pp.111-134. ISSN 2448-6914.

This article deals with the analysis of one common practice of the Spanish Francoist regime from 1939 until 1975, specifically the visits of Latin American leaders, intended as a major political propaganda operations and public relations. Among all those visits, we have selected three cases of far-reaching relevance in politics and in the media: Eva Perón, Rafael Leónidas Trujillo and Alfredo Stroessner.

Palavras-chave : Foreign Policy; Propaganda; Francoism; Eva Perón; Rafael Leónidas Trujillo; Alfredo Stroessner.