page_title: Symbols of Francoism
section_title: The Victory Arch
hierarchical_section_title: Symbols of Francoism / Monuments / The Victory Arch
caption_attribution_description: English: Arco de la Victoria, Madrid, SpainEspañol: Arco de la Victoria, Madrid, España
context_page_description: The symbols of Francoism were iconic references to identify the Francoist State in Spain between 1936 and 1975.
  They serve as visual illustrations for the ideology of Francoist Spain.
  Uniforms were designed for men and women that combined elements of the earlier Falangist and Carlist uniforms.
  The state developed new flags and escutcheons based on the traditional heraldry of the monarchy, but now associated with the state.
  The emblem of five arrows joined by a yoke was also adopted from earlier Spanish symbology, but after 1945 the arrows always pointed upward.
  This emblem appeared on buildings, plaques and uniforms.
  Many statues of Francisco Franco were installed in public places, in part to lend legitimacy to his state.
  Some towns, streets and plazas were given new names derived from Franco and his entourage.
  Franco caused many monuments to be erected, some of them substantial buildings.
  The most imposing is the Valle de los Caídos, the Valley of the Fallen, incorporating a huge basilica built into the side of a mountain. War memorials and plaques commemorating those who had died in the Spanish Civil War were installed in many towns and villages.
context_section_description: The Victory Arch of Madrid (Arco de la Victoria de Madrid) is situated in the Moncloa-Aravaca district of Madrid. 
  The monument was built between 1953 and 1956 by order of Franco to commemorate his victory in the Spanish Civil War. 
  The 40 metre (130 ft.) high arch commemorates the nationalist victory in the Battle of Ciudad Universitaria, in which the University City was destroyed. Inscriptions in Latin describe the victory and the construction of the new University City.
  Behind it is the Monument to the Fallen from Madrid, designed in 1949 by the architect Manuel Herrero de Palacios, a monumental circular building roofed with a cupola.
  Today it is the home of the municipal council of the Moncloa - Aravaca district.
caption: Victory Arch (Madrid).
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