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Falangists and Nazis


The Falange in the Other American Republics
State Department, Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, February 21, 1942

Organization of the Nazi Party in Colombia
State Department, Division of Research for the American Republics, circa 1942

The Conservative Party
State Department, Division of Research for the American Republics, circa 1942

The Spanish Falange in the Western Hemisphere
Federal Bureau of Investigation, December 1943

Colombian Intelligence Service J. Edgar Hoover, Dec. 5, 1945

It is said that agents within this special intelligence unit are unknown to each other and that very few of the high Colombian officials know the existence of the organization. ... It is said that in addition to being under the direct supervision of the Colombian Army Chief of Staff, this intelligence unit is also subject to the personal interest of the President of Colombia.

Several members of the Colombian Intelligence Service have been identified. One of them is Hernando Reyes Posada ... It is known that during the abortive revolutionary movement of March, 1945, Hernando Reyes Posada was able to penetrate the ranks of the conspirators and served as a double agent for the Colombian Army Chief of Staff Intelligence Unit. It was through the information secured by Reyes Posada that the Colombian Government was able to successfully combat the revolution.





Laureano Gómez giving his Presidential acceptance speech, August 7, 1950


Hispanidad and the Mechanics of Oppression by John D. Martz

Appealing to national patriotism while attacking the twin "imperialisms" of capitalism and communism, falangismo in the late 1930's and early 1940's naturally took the form of support for the Axis colleagues of General Franco. In Colombia, this was agreeable to Laureano Gómez. He had publicly shown loyalty to the Franco regime as early as 1937. During a visit of Franco officials that year, the Conservatives arranged a banquet at which Dr. Gómez stated his approval: "Spain, marching forward as the sole defender of Christian civilization, leads the Western nations in the reconstruction of the empire of Hispanidad, and we inscribe our names in the roster of its phalanxes with unutterable satisfaction.... We bless God who has permitted us to live in this era of unforeseen transformations, and who has given it to us to utter, with a cry that springs from the very depths of our heart: 'Up Catholic, Imperial Spain!' "



Copyright Paul Wolf, 2002