Manuel Hedilla

Manuel Hedilla Larrey was a Spanish political figure who was a leading member of the Falange and an early rival for power towards Francisco Franco. By profession he was a mechanic.

Hedilla was born in a village in Cantabria with his civil servant father dying when Hedilla was still a boy. He was educated at Roman Catholic schools in Bilbao before taking an apprenticeship in as a shipyard worker, a route that led to unemployment as Spains shipping industry was in terminal decline. Under the government of Miguel Primo de Rivera he returned to work on a roadbuilding project, although he was once again unemployed following the collapse of that regime. He moved to Madrid to set up his own garage, although the business was a failure.

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