Manuel Fal Conde
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| Born |
Manuel Fal Conde 1894 Higuera de la Sierra |
| Died | 1975 Seville |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Known for | Political leadership |
| Political party | Carlism |
Manuel Fal Conde, 1st Duke of Quintillo (1894–1975) was a Spanish Catholic activist and a Carlist politician. He is recognized as a leading figure in the history of Carlism, serving as its political leader for over 20 years (1934–1955) and heading the movement during one of its most turbulent periods. Initially he led the belligerent faction pressing anti-Republican insurgency; during the Spanish Civil War he joined the Nationalists; later on he championed anti-Francoist strategy.
Manuel Lorenzo José Fal Conde descended from a petty bourgeoisie family originating from Asturias; it is not clear when the family settled in Higuera de la Sierra, a small town in the Andalusian province of Huelva. Although many of his ancestors were connected with medicine, his father, Domingo Fal Sánchez (1857-1926), was referred to as "agricultor y industrial", who owned a small workshop producing cork utilities and served as alcalde of Higuera between 1900 and 1905; also later on Domingo Fal exercised influence on Higuera's life. He married a local girl, María Josefa Conde; the couple lived in a building housing also the workshop. They had 4 children, Manuel was the youngest and his mother died 13 days after giving birth. The widowed sister of Domingo helped to look after the children, brought up in fervently Catholic ambience.
Manuel commenced his education in the Extremaduran town of Villafranca de los Barros. He entered the local Jesuit college and joined his two older brothers already being educated there. The Jesuit education proved crucial in Manuel’s formative years. It was Gabino Márquez, the Villafranca scholar of biblical studies, papal teaching and pedagogy, who paid particular attention to the student, who he considered promising. Following bachillerato obtained in 1911 the young Fal entered the Jesuit novitiate, but he changed his mind some time afterwards, and considered studying medicine. His father dissuaded him as his older brother, Domingo, was already pursuing that path; eventually Manuel commenced law studies in Seville.
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