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2 days ago · The diversion to Toledo gave Madrid time to prepare a defense but was hailed as a major propaganda victory and personal success for Franco. On 1 October 1936, General Franco was confirmed head of state and armies in Burgos.
- Republican Faction (Spanish Civil War)
The Republican faction (Spanish: Bando republicano), also...
- Emilio Mola
Emilio Mola y Vidal (9 July 1887 – 3 June 1937) was one of...
- Irish Brigade
The Irish Brigade (Spanish: Brigada Irlandesa, "Irish...
- Lincoln Battalion
The Lincoln Battalion was formed by a group of volunteers...
- Final Offensive of The Spanish Civil War
The final offensive of the Spanish Civil War took place...
- White Terror (Spain)
Background The end of the monarchy of King Alfonso XIII (r....
- Legion Condor
Condor Legion marching during the Spanish Civil War. The...
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Isabella II (Spanish: Isabel II, María Isabel Luisa de...
- Republican Faction (Spanish Civil War)
4 days ago · Franco: A Personal and Political Biography. Stanley G. Payne, Jesús Palacios Tapias. Madison, WI, University of Wisconsin Press, 2014, ISBN: 9780299302108; 584pp.; Price: £31.95. Reviewer: Professor Antonio Cazorla Sánchez. Trent University. Citation:
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1 day ago · The Spanish Civil War began in 1936 and ended on 1 April 1939 with the victory of General Francisco Franco and his coalition of allied organizations commonly referred to as the Nationalists. Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany aided Franco in the Spanish Civil War.
3 days ago · Fear and Progress: Ordinary Lives in Franco’s Spain, 1939-1975. Oxford, Wiley-Blackwell, 2010, ISBN: 9781405133166; 304pp.; Price: £55.00. In Fear and Progress, Antonio Cazorla Sánchez has produced a first-class survey of life in the years of the Franco regime (1939–75). His compelling narrative is supported by insightful analysis into ...
2 days ago · Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) Signature. Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell. [2] His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to totalitarianism, and support of democratic socialism.
- 1928–1950
- Eton College
4 days ago · Most people know that one reason why the fascists won the 1936-9 Spanish Civil War was because of the huge amount of direct aid their leader, General Francisco Franco, received from his brothers in arms, the fascist dictators, Hitler and Mussolini.
4 days ago · Cuando prosperó el golpe de Estado del general Francisco Franco al gobierno de la Segunda República Española el 1 de abril de 1939, miles de republicanos tuvieron que marcharse de su patria ...
