Back كارمن بولو Arabic Carmen Polo AST Carmen Polo Catalan Carmen Polo Czech Carmen Polo y Martínez-Valdés German Carmen Polo Spanish Carmen Polo Basque Carmen Polo Finnish Carmen Polo French Carmen Polo Galician
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Carmen Polo | |
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| Lady of Meirás 26 November 1975 – 6 February 1988 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | María del Carmen Polo y Martínez-Valdés 11 June 1900 Oviedo, Asturias, Spain |
| Died | 6 February 1988 (aged 87) Madrid, Spain |
| Resting place | Mingorrubio Cemetery |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco |
María del Carmen Polo y Martínez-Valdés, 1st Lady of Meirás, Grandee of Spain (11 June 1900 – 6 February 1988) was the wife of the dictator, general and "caudillo" Francisco Franco. She exerted a major influence in censoring the press.[1] She was endowed the Lordship of Meirás by Juan Carlos I on 26 November 1975.[2]
- ^ "Carmen Polo de Franco of Spain Dies". The Washington Post. 7 February 1988.
- ^ P, S. R. (28 October 2018). "El pueblo 'roba' las llaves de Meirás y del palacio de Cornide a Franco". El País.