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Spain's History of Science and Technology
The country of spain also endured an assault on science during the 36 year rule of fashism under francisco franco, from 19 30 nineo 19 75. Franco dismantled the central agency in spain that advanced the sciences and replaced it with one of his own designed to make science compatible with conservative catholic values. During a period known as the white terror, communists, protestants, intellectuals and scientists were imprisoned, tortured and killed. Universities had purging committees set up to identify any one teaching scientific ideas at odds with a literal interpretation of the bible. Scientists and academics fled the country or faced an awful fate during these purgesjust as with russia, spain suffered enormous setbacks
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