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Ten Minute History - The Spanish Civil War and Francisco Franco (Short Documentary)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tenminhistory
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4973164
This episode of Ten Minute History (like a documentary, only shorter) covers Spain in the 1930s before the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, through the civil war itself and to the end of Francisco Franco's dictatorship. It covers why the Nationalists won, what conditions led to the civil war and how Franco governed Spain. The end of the episode is focused on the (incredibly impressive) efforts of King Juan Carlos I of Spain to bring democracy back to Spain.
Ten Minute History is a series of short, ten minute animated narrative documentaries that are designed as revision refreshers or simple introductions to a topic. Please note that these are not meant to be comprehensive and there's a lot of stu...
published: 28 Jul 2018
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Feature History - Spanish Civil War
Hello and welcome to Feature History, featuring The Spanish Civil War, zero mic etiquette, and a super subtle political lesson.
History of Spain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPcfZLaMoAo
Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/FeatureHistory
Twitter
https://twitter.com/Feature_History
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I do the research, writing, narration, art, and animation. Yes, it is very lonely
Music
Henry Jackman - Hero Theme
Henry Jackman - Plane Ride
Henry Jackman - Race Challenge
Henry Jackman - Timed Challenge
published: 12 Mar 2017
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THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR - Episode 1: Prelude To Tragedy (HISTORY DOCUMENTARY)
THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR - Episode 1: Prelude To Tragedy (HISTORY DOCUMENTARY)
Incredible six-part educational television series on the history of the Spanish Civil War, using stills, interviews and copious archive film from British and Spanish sources.
EPISODE 1: PRELUDE TO TRAGEDY
1931-1936 The origins of the Spanish Civil War.
published: 23 Jul 2014
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Spanish Civil war [Every day]
The Spanish Civil war took place from 1936 to 1939 and was fought between the Republicans, who were loyal to the democratic, left-leaning Second Spanish Republic, and the Nationalists, a falangist group led by General Francisco Franco. The Nationalists won, and Franco then ruled Spain for the next 36 years, from April 1939 until his death in November 1975.
published: 07 May 2016
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THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR - Episode 2: Revolution Counter-Revolution And Terror (HISTORY DOCUMENTARY)
THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR - Episode 2: Revolution Counter-Revolution And Terror (HISTORY DOCUMENTARY)
Incredible six-part educational television series on the history of the Spanish Civil War, using stills, interviews and copious archive film from British and Spanish sources.
EPISODE 2: REVOLUTION COUNTER-REVOLUTION AND TERROR
How more than half the total death toll of 500,000 came not through battle but through murder, execution and massacre behind the lines
published: 24 Jul 2014
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How the Nationalists Won the Spanish Civil War (ft. History w/Hilbert) | Animated History
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Sources:
Preston, Paul. 2007. The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution and Revenge. W. W. Norton & Company.
“Spanish Civil War...
published: 21 Jun 2019
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Spanish Civil War | 3 Minute History
Thanks to Xios, Alan Haskayne, Lachlan Lindenmayer, William Crabb, Derpvic, Seth Reeves and all my other Patrons. If you want to help out - https://www.patreon.com/Jabzy?ty=h
published: 05 Nov 2015
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THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR - Episode 3: Battleground For Idealists (HISTORY DOCUMENTARY)
THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR - Episode 3: Battleground For Idealists (HISTORY DOCUMENTARY)
Incredible six-part educational television series on the history of the Spanish Civil War, using stills, interviews and copious archive film from British and Spanish sources.
EPISODE 3: BATTLEGROUND FOR IDEALISTS
The international contribution to the war, from idealist volunteers on both sides to assistance for the Republicans from the Soviet Union and the policy of non-intervention held by Britain and France.
published: 24 Jul 2014
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Spanish Civil War | 1936 | Spanish International Brigade attacks Fascist held village
Background: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Civil_War
published: 14 Jun 2020
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THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR (1936-1939)
https://historyofspain.es/en/
The Spanish Civil War, which took place between 1936 and 1939, occurred in a climate of internal turmoil and tension due to the economic, political and social situation of the country. In this period, Spain had almost 25 million inhabitants, of whom 30% were illiterate, and big social divides existed. It was a fratricidal conflict between two sides (the rebels and the Republicans) which caused more than half a million deaths.
The background to the war was:
The end of the dictatorship of General Primo de Rivera, which lasted from 1923 to 1930, and later that of General Berenguer.
The result of the municipal elections that resulted in the proclamation of the Second Republic by a revolutionary Republican committee on 14th April 1931; on this same day King Alfon...
published: 02 Dec 2020
10:00
Ten Minute History - The Spanish Civil War and Francisco Franco (Short Documentary)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tenminhistory
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4973164
This episode of Ten Minute History (like a documentary, only shorter...
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tenminhistory
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4973164
This episode of Ten Minute History (like a documentary, only shorter) covers Spain in the 1930s before the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, through the civil war itself and to the end of Francisco Franco's dictatorship. It covers why the Nationalists won, what conditions led to the civil war and how Franco governed Spain. The end of the episode is focused on the (incredibly impressive) efforts of King Juan Carlos I of Spain to bring democracy back to Spain.
Ten Minute History is a series of short, ten minute animated narrative documentaries that are designed as revision refreshers or simple introductions to a topic. Please note that these are not meant to be comprehensive and there's a lot of stuff I couldn't fit into the episodes that I would have liked to. Thank you for watching, though, it's always appreciated.
Recommended books:
https://wn.com/Ten_Minute_History_The_Spanish_Civil_War_And_Francisco_Franco_(Short_Documentary)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tenminhistory
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4973164
This episode of Ten Minute History (like a documentary, only shorter) covers Spain in the 1930s before the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, through the civil war itself and to the end of Francisco Franco's dictatorship. It covers why the Nationalists won, what conditions led to the civil war and how Franco governed Spain. The end of the episode is focused on the (incredibly impressive) efforts of King Juan Carlos I of Spain to bring democracy back to Spain.
Ten Minute History is a series of short, ten minute animated narrative documentaries that are designed as revision refreshers or simple introductions to a topic. Please note that these are not meant to be comprehensive and there's a lot of stuff I couldn't fit into the episodes that I would have liked to. Thank you for watching, though, it's always appreciated.
Recommended books:
- published: 28 Jul 2018
- views: 1386854
10:04
Feature History - Spanish Civil War
Hello and welcome to Feature History, featuring The Spanish Civil War, zero mic etiquette, and a super subtle political lesson.
History of Spain
https://www.yo...
Hello and welcome to Feature History, featuring The Spanish Civil War, zero mic etiquette, and a super subtle political lesson.
History of Spain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPcfZLaMoAo
Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/FeatureHistory
Twitter
https://twitter.com/Feature_History
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I do the research, writing, narration, art, and animation. Yes, it is very lonely
Music
Henry Jackman - Hero Theme
Henry Jackman - Plane Ride
Henry Jackman - Race Challenge
Henry Jackman - Timed Challenge
https://wn.com/Feature_History_Spanish_Civil_War
Hello and welcome to Feature History, featuring The Spanish Civil War, zero mic etiquette, and a super subtle political lesson.
History of Spain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPcfZLaMoAo
Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/FeatureHistory
Twitter
https://twitter.com/Feature_History
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I do the research, writing, narration, art, and animation. Yes, it is very lonely
Music
Henry Jackman - Hero Theme
Henry Jackman - Plane Ride
Henry Jackman - Race Challenge
Henry Jackman - Timed Challenge
- published: 12 Mar 2017
- views: 1193218
52:00
THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR - Episode 1: Prelude To Tragedy (HISTORY DOCUMENTARY)
THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR - Episode 1: Prelude To Tragedy (HISTORY DOCUMENTARY)
Incredible six-part educational television series on the history of the Spanish Civ...
THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR - Episode 1: Prelude To Tragedy (HISTORY DOCUMENTARY)
Incredible six-part educational television series on the history of the Spanish Civil War, using stills, interviews and copious archive film from British and Spanish sources.
EPISODE 1: PRELUDE TO TRAGEDY
1931-1936 The origins of the Spanish Civil War.
https://wn.com/The_Spanish_Civil_War_Episode_1_Prelude_To_Tragedy_(History_Documentary)
THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR - Episode 1: Prelude To Tragedy (HISTORY DOCUMENTARY)
Incredible six-part educational television series on the history of the Spanish Civil War, using stills, interviews and copious archive film from British and Spanish sources.
EPISODE 1: PRELUDE TO TRAGEDY
1931-1936 The origins of the Spanish Civil War.
- published: 23 Jul 2014
- views: 350238
3:52
Spanish Civil war [Every day]
The Spanish Civil war took place from 1936 to 1939 and was fought between the Republicans, who were loyal to the democratic, left-leaning Second Spanish Republ...
The Spanish Civil war took place from 1936 to 1939 and was fought between the Republicans, who were loyal to the democratic, left-leaning Second Spanish Republic, and the Nationalists, a falangist group led by General Francisco Franco. The Nationalists won, and Franco then ruled Spain for the next 36 years, from April 1939 until his death in November 1975.
https://wn.com/Spanish_Civil_War_Every_Day
The Spanish Civil war took place from 1936 to 1939 and was fought between the Republicans, who were loyal to the democratic, left-leaning Second Spanish Republic, and the Nationalists, a falangist group led by General Francisco Franco. The Nationalists won, and Franco then ruled Spain for the next 36 years, from April 1939 until his death in November 1975.
- published: 07 May 2016
- views: 1430142
52:22
THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR - Episode 2: Revolution Counter-Revolution And Terror (HISTORY DOCUMENTARY)
THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR - Episode 2: Revolution Counter-Revolution And Terror (HISTORY DOCUMENTARY)
Incredible six-part educational television series on the hist...
THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR - Episode 2: Revolution Counter-Revolution And Terror (HISTORY DOCUMENTARY)
Incredible six-part educational television series on the history of the Spanish Civil War, using stills, interviews and copious archive film from British and Spanish sources.
EPISODE 2: REVOLUTION COUNTER-REVOLUTION AND TERROR
How more than half the total death toll of 500,000 came not through battle but through murder, execution and massacre behind the lines
https://wn.com/The_Spanish_Civil_War_Episode_2_Revolution_Counter_Revolution_And_Terror_(History_Documentary)
THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR - Episode 2: Revolution Counter-Revolution And Terror (HISTORY DOCUMENTARY)
Incredible six-part educational television series on the history of the Spanish Civil War, using stills, interviews and copious archive film from British and Spanish sources.
EPISODE 2: REVOLUTION COUNTER-REVOLUTION AND TERROR
How more than half the total death toll of 500,000 came not through battle but through murder, execution and massacre behind the lines
- published: 24 Jul 2014
- views: 125823
15:07
How the Nationalists Won the Spanish Civil War (ft. History w/Hilbert) | Animated History
Sponsored by MagellanTV - a new streaming service with 1500+ documentaries worth watching. The first 100 people who visit the Armchair Historian's link below w...
Sponsored by MagellanTV - a new streaming service with 1500+ documentaries worth watching. The first 100 people who visit the Armchair Historian's link below will receive your first one-month free trial.
MagellanTV - https://try.magellantv.com/armchairhistorian/
History playlist - https://www.magellantv.com/explore/history
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Sources:
Preston, Paul. 2007. The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution and Revenge. W. W. Norton & Company.
“Spanish Civil War | Definition, Causes, Summary, & Facts.” n.d. Encyclopedia Britannica. Accessed May 25, 2019. https://www.britannica.com/event/Spanish-Civil-War.
Editors, History com. n.d. “Francisco Franco.” HISTORY. Accessed June 20, 2019. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/francisco-franco.
“New Figures Just Released on Basque-Speaking Population in the Basque Country.” 2017. Basque Books and More Blog. July 5, 2017. https://basquebooks.blogs.unr.edu/new-figures-just-released-on-basque-speaking-population-in-the-basque-country/.
Music:
Dawn without End by Zach Heyde
Long Note Three by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100424
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Antonio Salieri, Twenty six variations on La Folia de Spagna
London Mozart Players
Matthias Bamert, as conductor
https://wn.com/How_The_Nationalists_Won_The_Spanish_Civil_War_(Ft._History_W_Hilbert)_|_Animated_History
Sponsored by MagellanTV - a new streaming service with 1500+ documentaries worth watching. The first 100 people who visit the Armchair Historian's link below will receive your first one-month free trial.
MagellanTV - https://try.magellantv.com/armchairhistorian/
History playlist - https://www.magellantv.com/explore/history
History with Hilbert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYjOYtGA8gI&feature;=youtu.be
Discord: https://discord.gg/S3FW8gV
Sign up for The Armchair Historian website today:
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Sources:
Preston, Paul. 2007. The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution and Revenge. W. W. Norton & Company.
“Spanish Civil War | Definition, Causes, Summary, & Facts.” n.d. Encyclopedia Britannica. Accessed May 25, 2019. https://www.britannica.com/event/Spanish-Civil-War.
Editors, History com. n.d. “Francisco Franco.” HISTORY. Accessed June 20, 2019. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/francisco-franco.
“New Figures Just Released on Basque-Speaking Population in the Basque Country.” 2017. Basque Books and More Blog. July 5, 2017. https://basquebooks.blogs.unr.edu/new-figures-just-released-on-basque-speaking-population-in-the-basque-country/.
Music:
Dawn without End by Zach Heyde
Long Note Three by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100424
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Antonio Salieri, Twenty six variations on La Folia de Spagna
London Mozart Players
Matthias Bamert, as conductor
- published: 21 Jun 2019
- views: 990418
4:54
Spanish Civil War | 3 Minute History
Thanks to Xios, Alan Haskayne, Lachlan Lindenmayer, William Crabb, Derpvic, Seth Reeves and all my other Patrons. If you want to help out - https://www.patreon....
Thanks to Xios, Alan Haskayne, Lachlan Lindenmayer, William Crabb, Derpvic, Seth Reeves and all my other Patrons. If you want to help out - https://www.patreon.com/Jabzy?ty=h
https://wn.com/Spanish_Civil_War_|_3_Minute_History
Thanks to Xios, Alan Haskayne, Lachlan Lindenmayer, William Crabb, Derpvic, Seth Reeves and all my other Patrons. If you want to help out - https://www.patreon.com/Jabzy?ty=h
- published: 05 Nov 2015
- views: 411988
52:46
THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR - Episode 3: Battleground For Idealists (HISTORY DOCUMENTARY)
THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR - Episode 3: Battleground For Idealists (HISTORY DOCUMENTARY)
Incredible six-part educational television series on the history of the Spa...
THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR - Episode 3: Battleground For Idealists (HISTORY DOCUMENTARY)
Incredible six-part educational television series on the history of the Spanish Civil War, using stills, interviews and copious archive film from British and Spanish sources.
EPISODE 3: BATTLEGROUND FOR IDEALISTS
The international contribution to the war, from idealist volunteers on both sides to assistance for the Republicans from the Soviet Union and the policy of non-intervention held by Britain and France.
https://wn.com/The_Spanish_Civil_War_Episode_3_Battleground_For_Idealists_(History_Documentary)
THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR - Episode 3: Battleground For Idealists (HISTORY DOCUMENTARY)
Incredible six-part educational television series on the history of the Spanish Civil War, using stills, interviews and copious archive film from British and Spanish sources.
EPISODE 3: BATTLEGROUND FOR IDEALISTS
The international contribution to the war, from idealist volunteers on both sides to assistance for the Republicans from the Soviet Union and the policy of non-intervention held by Britain and France.
- published: 24 Jul 2014
- views: 74141
8:44
THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR (1936-1939)
https://historyofspain.es/en/
The Spanish Civil War, which took place between 1936 and 1939, occurred in a climate of internal turmoil and tension due to the e...
https://historyofspain.es/en/
The Spanish Civil War, which took place between 1936 and 1939, occurred in a climate of internal turmoil and tension due to the economic, political and social situation of the country. In this period, Spain had almost 25 million inhabitants, of whom 30% were illiterate, and big social divides existed. It was a fratricidal conflict between two sides (the rebels and the Republicans) which caused more than half a million deaths.
The background to the war was:
The end of the dictatorship of General Primo de Rivera, which lasted from 1923 to 1930, and later that of General Berenguer.
The result of the municipal elections that resulted in the proclamation of the Second Republic by a revolutionary Republican committee on 14th April 1931; on this same day King Alfonso XIII abandoned Spain.
The failed coup d’état of 1932, led by General Sanjurjo against the Republic.
The elections of November 1933, when the Catholic right was defeated by the CEDA, led by Jose Maria Gil Robles, and by the centre right Republican party led by Alejandro Lerroux. These were the first elections in which women could vote.
In October 1934 an uprising by the miners in Asturias against the government of Lerroux took place, whose suppression caused more than 1,300 deaths and 30,000 arrests; its outcome increased the social and political tension and instability.
The elections of February 1936 produced the victory of a coalition of the left called the Popular Front, who formed a government led by Manuel Azaña. The social and popular unrest increased with the clash between a revolutionary, strongly anti-clerical left, and a right wing sustained by tradition and religion.
On the 12th of July 1936 the lieutenant of the assault guard, José Castillo, known for his left-wing activities, was murdered, probably by the Falangists. The retaliation wasn’t slow in coming and on 13th July, José Calvo Sotelo, parliamentary leader of the opposition party to the Popular Front, was taken from his house and also murdered.
These episodes and the climate of disorder they created were the trigger for the coup d’état which had been brewing since March 1936. In this so-called “Revolt”, several military leaders and officers participated, led by the Generals Mola and Sanjurjo.
On the 17th of July the Africa Corps in Melilla, led by General Franco, the military governor of the Canaries, revolted. Three days later the rebels had taken control of the area of Morocco, the Canaries, the Balearics and the Spanish peninsula to the north of the Guadarrama mountains and the Ebro River, with the exception of Asturias, Cantabria, the Basque Country and Catalonia. The Republicans kept control of the capital, Madrid, and the main cities, except Seville.
In November of 1936, the execution of the lawyer and congressman José Antonio Primo de Rivera, leader of the Falange party and son of General Primo de Rivera, took place in the prison in Alicante. In August of the same year the poet Federico Garcia Lorca had been murdered in Granada by the Nationalists.
For the Republicans the supreme authority was, up until the end of the war, the President of the Republic, Manuel Azaña, who was the leader of the Left-wing Republican party. In the first part of the war, the government was led by the leader of the PSOE, Francisco Largo Caballero, who from May 1937 was substituted by Juan Negrín as Prime Minister. At the end of the war, in March 1939, the Republican Coronel Casado led a coup d’état against Negrín, ordering his surrender to the army of General Franco.
As far as outside support was concerned, General Franco’s army counted on the help of Hitler’s Germany and Mussolini’s Italy, who sent their own military units like the German Condor Legion and the Italian Voluntary Troop Body, along with modern combat equipment. The main source of support for the Republicans was from the Soviet Union, who sent planes, tanks and machine guns, and from Mexico who took Spanish refugees in.
Faced with the non-intervention policy of the main Western democracies such as France, the United Kingdom or the United States, the so-called International Brigades were created, operated by the European and North American Communist parties and made up of some 40,000 anti-fascist volunteers from all over the world who fought on the side of the Republicans. Nevertheless, it is believed that this war was a kind of rehearsal for the Second World War which started later that year in September 1939.
In the first months of the conflict, the Nationalists led by General Queipo de Llano took Seville and General Mola Navarra y Burgos and General Yagüe gained terrain in Extremadura.
In March of 1937 the Republicans resisted in Madrid through their victory in the Guadarrama mountains and the stabilization of the frontline in the University Campus.
https://wn.com/The_Spanish_Civil_War_(1936_1939)
https://historyofspain.es/en/
The Spanish Civil War, which took place between 1936 and 1939, occurred in a climate of internal turmoil and tension due to the economic, political and social situation of the country. In this period, Spain had almost 25 million inhabitants, of whom 30% were illiterate, and big social divides existed. It was a fratricidal conflict between two sides (the rebels and the Republicans) which caused more than half a million deaths.
The background to the war was:
The end of the dictatorship of General Primo de Rivera, which lasted from 1923 to 1930, and later that of General Berenguer.
The result of the municipal elections that resulted in the proclamation of the Second Republic by a revolutionary Republican committee on 14th April 1931; on this same day King Alfonso XIII abandoned Spain.
The failed coup d’état of 1932, led by General Sanjurjo against the Republic.
The elections of November 1933, when the Catholic right was defeated by the CEDA, led by Jose Maria Gil Robles, and by the centre right Republican party led by Alejandro Lerroux. These were the first elections in which women could vote.
In October 1934 an uprising by the miners in Asturias against the government of Lerroux took place, whose suppression caused more than 1,300 deaths and 30,000 arrests; its outcome increased the social and political tension and instability.
The elections of February 1936 produced the victory of a coalition of the left called the Popular Front, who formed a government led by Manuel Azaña. The social and popular unrest increased with the clash between a revolutionary, strongly anti-clerical left, and a right wing sustained by tradition and religion.
On the 12th of July 1936 the lieutenant of the assault guard, José Castillo, known for his left-wing activities, was murdered, probably by the Falangists. The retaliation wasn’t slow in coming and on 13th July, José Calvo Sotelo, parliamentary leader of the opposition party to the Popular Front, was taken from his house and also murdered.
These episodes and the climate of disorder they created were the trigger for the coup d’état which had been brewing since March 1936. In this so-called “Revolt”, several military leaders and officers participated, led by the Generals Mola and Sanjurjo.
On the 17th of July the Africa Corps in Melilla, led by General Franco, the military governor of the Canaries, revolted. Three days later the rebels had taken control of the area of Morocco, the Canaries, the Balearics and the Spanish peninsula to the north of the Guadarrama mountains and the Ebro River, with the exception of Asturias, Cantabria, the Basque Country and Catalonia. The Republicans kept control of the capital, Madrid, and the main cities, except Seville.
In November of 1936, the execution of the lawyer and congressman José Antonio Primo de Rivera, leader of the Falange party and son of General Primo de Rivera, took place in the prison in Alicante. In August of the same year the poet Federico Garcia Lorca had been murdered in Granada by the Nationalists.
For the Republicans the supreme authority was, up until the end of the war, the President of the Republic, Manuel Azaña, who was the leader of the Left-wing Republican party. In the first part of the war, the government was led by the leader of the PSOE, Francisco Largo Caballero, who from May 1937 was substituted by Juan Negrín as Prime Minister. At the end of the war, in March 1939, the Republican Coronel Casado led a coup d’état against Negrín, ordering his surrender to the army of General Franco.
As far as outside support was concerned, General Franco’s army counted on the help of Hitler’s Germany and Mussolini’s Italy, who sent their own military units like the German Condor Legion and the Italian Voluntary Troop Body, along with modern combat equipment. The main source of support for the Republicans was from the Soviet Union, who sent planes, tanks and machine guns, and from Mexico who took Spanish refugees in.
Faced with the non-intervention policy of the main Western democracies such as France, the United Kingdom or the United States, the so-called International Brigades were created, operated by the European and North American Communist parties and made up of some 40,000 anti-fascist volunteers from all over the world who fought on the side of the Republicans. Nevertheless, it is believed that this war was a kind of rehearsal for the Second World War which started later that year in September 1939.
In the first months of the conflict, the Nationalists led by General Queipo de Llano took Seville and General Mola Navarra y Burgos and General Yagüe gained terrain in Extremadura.
In March of 1937 the Republicans resisted in Madrid through their victory in the Guadarrama mountains and the stabilization of the frontline in the University Campus.
- published: 02 Dec 2020
- views: 5086