It is now widely held academic opinion that the dominant occupation of Franco, and his regime, was the nationalistic and self-indulgent reworking of history. Designed to brutally spread an idealized vision of a unique and united Spanish national identity, under the auspicious pretext of avoiding another civil war and banishing the evils of Marxism. And how he, during the years of the dictatorship, projected this image of unity outwards, in order to obtain the economic favor of the various dominant world powers (Preston 1995). The purpose of this article will be to trace how certain cultural artefacts were used to manipulate and romanticise the propaganda perpetuated by Franco during the civil war and subsequent dictatorship. The essay will examine how these artefacts were used during the Thousand Day War, to unite the different right-wing nationalist entities into a single force; and how this idealized propaganda imbued nationalists with a crusading mentality. The article will also examine how these ideals, in the aftermath of the civil war, were callously exercised by the Franco movement. In their heinous attempt to purge all Republican supporters and decimate any objectivity regarding the true nature of the Civil War. The article will conclude by examining the cultural artifacts used by the Catholic Church during its relentless march towards the unified ideals and morality of national Catholicism. In 1936 the nationalist rebels made the decision to confer military and political authority on General Franco. Once invested with this power, Franco made progress towards the unification of right-wing nationalist factions, including the Phalangist militia, the Carlist Requetes, the army, the Catholic Church and the M...... middle of paper ......gh cultural artefacts such as pilgrimages, festivals and days reserved for the celebration of Catholic saints. To conclude, describing how some cultural artefacts were abused by the Franco regime, in its efforts to shape the Spanish people, imposing moralistic cultural values, and the notion of a united Spanish nation with a shared and uniform cultural heritage. The document followed a natural progression from the years of civil war, through the changing face of the dictatorship, from a regime centered on fascism, to the relentless efforts of the Catholic Church in attempting to entrench its doctrine in the Spanish nation. The cultural division this has produced in Spanish society perhaps goes some way to shedding light on Spain's current fracture; while Catalonia and the Basque region seek autonomy from the centralized national government in Madrid.