Abstract
In this paper, we analyze some of the narrative aspects of Balada del Manzanares: themes, characters, elements of discourse, space and time. This analysis of Sueiros' work fulfills several of the rules of the so-called historical novel that flourished in the Spanish narrative scene since 1975. The novel is one of the few works devoted to the rigorous analysis of Franco. Thus, in terms of themes and narrative techniques, the novel is like a paradigm of what was being published in Spain in the late 80s.