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- The Spanish Civil War (1936 - 1939) saw right-wing Nationalists, led by General Franco, fight against the left-wing Republicans.
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May 9, 2024 · July 17, 1936 - March 28, 1939. Location: Spain. Participants: Republican. Nationalists. Key People: Francisco Franco. Dolores Ibárruri. Francisco Largo Caballero. Juan Negrín López. Hugo Sperrle. (Show more) Top Questions. What caused the Spanish Civil War? Who fought in the Spanish Civil War?
- Francisco Largo Caballero
Francisco Largo Caballero (born October 15, 1869, Madrid,...
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- Francisco Largo Caballero
- 16 February 1936
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- 21 July - 27 September 1936
- Late July 1936 Onwards
- August 1936
- 14 August 1936
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- 5 September 1936
Elections held for the Cortes (Spanish parliament). They are won by the 'Popular Front' (a coalition of left-wing political parties).
Meeting of army officers in Madrid (including General Mola and General Franco) to discuss a military coup against the Popular Front government.
The government bans the Falange, a Spanish fascist organisation. Its leader, José Antonio Primo de Rivera, is arrested for illegal possession of weapons. The Falange was banned after members tried to assassinate Luis Jiménez Asúa, a Socialist member of the Cortes, on 10 March, and the trade union leader Francisco Largo Caballero on 14 March.
The military uprising is defeated in Madrid and Barcelona. Morocco, Galicia, Navarre, Old Castile and Seville soon come under the control of the rebels. The intended leader of the coup, General Sanjurjo, is killed when the aeroplane carrying him from Portugal to Spain crashes.
Members of the Civil Guard and military cadets are besieged in the Alcazar citadel, in Toledo, by pro-government forces. After more than two months the siege was raised by Nationalist troops commanded by General Franco. The relief of Alcazar was seen as a great symbolic victory by the Nationalists, and stories of 'red' atrocities towards civilians ...
Italian and German military supplies, including aircraft, are received by the rebels in North Africa and Spain. The Soviet Union agrees to send aid to the Republican side.
A "non-intervention" agreement, banning military intervention in Spain by other countries, is proposed and promoted by the French and British governments. Key governments (including those of Portugal, Germany, Italy and the Soviet Union) agree to this in principle. In practise Germany, Italy and the Soviet Union continue to send military supplies t...
Capture of the city of Badajoz (near the Portuguese border) by Nationalist forces commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Juan Yagüe. The massacre of an estimated 2,000 - 4,000 civilians followed. Badajoz was used in Republican propaganda as a symbol of Nationalist barbarism. The Nationalists' use of Moroccan troops ("Moors") to carry out atrocities agains...
Francisco Largo Caballero becomes Republican Prime Minister. His coalition government would include socialists, communists, Left Republicans, Basque nationalists and (after 4 November 1936) anarchists.
The Basque town of Irun is taken by the Nationalists. Large areas of the town were set on fire as Republican troops retreated (an act usually attributed to supporters of the anarchist CNT-FAI). Nationalists would later use the example of Irun as supporting evidence when they argued that the destruction of towns such as Guernica was caused by Republ...
21 July - 27 September 1936. Members of the Civil Guard and military cadets are besieged in the Alcazar citadel, Toledo, by pro-government forces. After more than two months the siege was raised by Nationalist troops commanded by General Franco. The relief of Alcazar was seen as a great symbolic victory by the Nationalists, and stories of 'red ...
The Timeline of the Spanish Civil War allows observation of the proceedings of the Spanish Civil War between 1936 and 1939. History of the Spanish Civil War, by year. 1936 in the Spanish Civil War; 1937 in the Spanish Civil War; 1938–39 in the Spanish Civil War; See also. List of foreign ships wrecked or lost in the Spanish Civil War
October 1936. International Volunteers from around the world begin to arrive in Spain to fight on the side of the Spanish Republic. January 1937. First American Volunteers arrive in Spain. February 1937. The Battle of Jarama (also Madrid front) is the first combat for the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. April 1937. On April 26 th, Guernica is bombed ...
The Spanish Civil War was a civil war in Spain fought from 1936 to 1939. Republicans loyal to the left-leaning Second Spanish Republic, in alliance with anarchists, of the communist and syndicalist variety, fought against a revolt by the Nationalists, an alliance of Falangists, monarchists, conservatives and Catholics, led by a military group ...
1833 - 1876. Wars. More. The Carlist Wars, Spain. The Carlist Wars in Spain were the last major European civil wars in which contenders fought to establish their claim to a throne. Several times during the period from 1833 to 1876 the Carlists — followers of Infante Carlos (later Carlos V) and his d...
