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Jul 19, 2011 · Records showing the full extent of British involvement in the Spanish Civil War have been put online by The National Archives to mark the 75th anniversary of outbreak of the war in 1936.
- 15 January 1936
- 19 February 1936
- 22 February 1936
- 8 March 1936
- 15 March 1936
- 3 May 1936
- 25 May 1936
- 4 June 1936
- 12-13 July 1936
- 19-20 July 1936
Centre-left and left political parties agree to jointly contest parliamentary elections as the ‘Popular Front’.
Republican ‘Popular Front’ government formed, with Manuel Azaña as Prime Minister. The new administration declares an amnesty of political prisoners, many of whom had been imprisoned since October 1934 (following a violently suppressed uprising in Asturias and Catalonia against the Lerroux government).
General Francisco Franco removed from his position as Chief of the General Staff in Madrid, and made military commander of the Canary Islands.
Meeting of officers in Madrid (including General Mola and General Franco) to discuss military coup to be headed by General Sanjurjo.
The fascist organisation the Falange is outlawed by the government following attempts by its members 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. Its leader, José Antonio Primo de Rivera, is arrested for illegal possession of weapons.
French general election won by the Popular Front - a coalition of socialist, radical and communist parties.
‘Instrucción reservada no.1’ sent by General Emilio Mola, regarding need to unite military and political groups behind a planned military coup.
Léon Blum, leader of the Socialist Party, becomes Prime Minister of France. He forms a government composed of socialist and radical politicans. Blum served as Prime Minister of the Popular Front government between 4 June 1936 - 22 June 1937 and 13 March - 10 April 1938. The Radical politician Camille Chautemps was Prime Minister between 22 June 193...
Murder of Lieutenant José Castillo Seria (a socialist member of the Assault Guard) by Falangist gunmen in Madrid. Murder of Monarchist leader José Calvo Sotelo in revenge.
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 Spanish Civil War involved large numbers of non-Spanish citizens who participated in combat and advisory positions. Britain and France led a political alliance of 27 nations that pledged non-intervention, including an embargo on all arms exports to Spain.
Jul 19, 2024 · Spanish Civil War, (1936–39), military revolt against the Republican government of Spain, supported by conservative elements within the country. 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Spanish Civil War, 1936-39, was one of the most controversial and divisive issues of the whole inter-war period. Such was its impact that it still causes bitterness and division in modern day Spain.
A short history of the Spanish civil war and revolution which broke out in response to the right-wing and fascist coup attempt of General Franco. The war lasted for three years and ended with Franco's victory, aided by fascist Italy and Nazi Germany.
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Feb 28, 2019 · The Spanish Civil War (La Guerra Civil Española in Spanish) took place from 1936 to 1939. On the political left side were the Republicans fighting the Nationalists, who were on the political right. The war was mostly a struggle between democracy and fascism.
