Old and smiling Francisco Franco says goodbye to a Spaniard emigrating to Germany. In doing so, the medals on his jacket fall to the floor, symbolizing his disgrace as a statesman. Franco thinks "More Foreign currency." Franco holds a thin, poor, and sad woman by the hand. Spain is written on her dress. She thinks "Less workforce."
Posed photograph of Alonso S. Perales, second from left, being awarded the Medal of Civil Merit from the Spanish government, granted by Generalissimo Francisco Franco. Also pictured are, from left, Dr. Carlos E. Castañeda, historian and author, the diplomat from the Spanish Consul in Galveston, Texas presenting the medal, and the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio, the Most Rev. Robert E. Lucey. The ceremony took place at Our Lady of the Lake college in San Antonio, Texas.