6. The Exile of Franco
In this spectacular quatrain, Nostradamus gets the names exact!
From Castille, Franco will bring out the assembly,
The ambassador will not agree and cause a schism:
The people of Rivera will be in the crowd,
And they will refuse entry into the Gulf
(Century 9, Quatrain 16)
Spanish dictator Francisco Franco (mentioned in first line) and his predecessor, Primo de Rivera (the people of Rivera), are mentioned outright. In 1936, the leftist-leaning Republican government had Franco exiled to the Canary Islands (and they will refuse entry into the gulf.) He later returned to Spain and organized a military junta. Afterwards Spain the experienced a by a full-scale civil war
7. Louis Pasteur
This is yet another quatrain where a scientists name is used exactly.
The lost thing is found, hidden for so many centuries,
Pasteur will be honored as a demigod
This happens when the moon completes her great cycle,
He will be dishonored by other winds.
(Century 1, Quatrain 25)
This quatrain predicts the discovery of Pasteur. As a doctor, Nostradamus was himself very concerned with the mysterious nature of the plague and apparently made a link between running water, still water and the persistence of the plague.
Louis Pasteur was the scientist who discovered the existence of microscopic germs. Critics also accused Pasteur of faking his results, which is what Nostradamus may have meant by, dishonored by other winds.
