The History Of The Spanish Civil War
Track the unfolding of the war leading to the ascension to power of the dictator francisco franco.
The history of the spanish civil war. Nationalist rebels fought against the loyalist republicans in a war that was widely followed by the international community. The spanish civil war of 1936 39 was a prominent conflict fought for a multitude of reasons. During that time interval the civil war in spain killed more than 500 000 people. The years between 1936 1939 were very bloody for spanish citizens.
When an initial military coup failed to win control of the entire country a bloody civil war ensued fought with great ferocity on both sides. On july 18 1936 the spanish civil war begins as a revolt by right wing spanish military officers in spanish morocco and spreads to mainland spain. Study the political antagonisms within spain which led to the outbreak of civil war in 1936. Spanish civil war 1936 39 military revolt by nationalist rebels supported by conservative elements within the country against the republican government of spain.
The spanish civil war took place in spain between 1936 and 1939. The war began after a pronunciamiento a declaration of military opposition against the republican government by a group of generals of the spanish republican armed forces originally under the leadership of josé sanjurjo. In 1936 manuel azaña a democratically elected republican was serving as the president of spain when a group of the most influential generals from the part of the spanish army based in morocco carried out a coup d etat led by general francisco franco.