Carmen Polo, 1st Lady of Meirás, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Spanish noble
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Place of Birth: Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
About Carmen Polo, 1st Lady of Meirás
- María del Carmen Polo y Martínez-Valdés, 1st Lady of Meirás, Grandee of Spain (11 June 1900 – 6 February 1988) was the wife of General and caudillo Francisco Franco. She played an important role in Francoist Spain, exerting major influence in the election of Carlos Arias Navarro (when her husband was already ill) and in censoring the press.
- She was, undoubtedly, the most influential woman in Francoist Spain.
- She was nicknamed as la Collares ('the one with the necklaces') in Spain.
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