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The War of 1912 (Spanish: Levantamiento Armado de los Independientes de Color, lit. 'Armed Uprising of the Independents of Color'), also known as the Little Race War , the Negro Rebellion , or The Twelve , was a series of protests and uprisings in 1912 in Cuba , which saw conflict between Afro-Cuban rebels and the armed forces of Cuba.
The Four Horsemen of The Apocalypse (Spanish: Los cuatro jinetes del Apocalipsis) is a novel by the Spanish author Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. First published in 1916, it tells a tangled tale of the French and German sons-in-law of an Argentinian landowner who find themselves fighting on opposite sides during the First World War .
Emil Holmdahl and his pet dog during the campaign against Zapata. a stray bullet hit the dog during Battle of Cuernavaca. By now Zapata's men controlled nearly all of southern Mexico, which made Madero desperate enough to recall the most hated man in Mexico, General Victoriano Huerta to lead a campaign against Zapata.
The Fifth Column and Four Stories of the Spanish Civil War is a collection of works by Ernest Hemingway. [1] It contains Hemingway's only full length play, The Fifth Column, which was previously published along with the First Forty-Nine Stories in 1938, along with four stories about Hemingway's experiences during the Spanish Civil War, previously published on magazines between 1938 and 1939.
The background of the Spanish Civil War dates back to the end of the 19th century, when the owners of large estates, called latifundios, held most of the power in a land-based oligarchy. The landowners' power was unsuccessfully challenged by the industrial and merchant sectors.
27 November – Spanish protectorate in Morocco: By a treaty with France, Spain is granted a zone of influence in northern and southern Morocco. [1] Founding of FC L'Escala; Founding of the Open de España golf tournament.
The Spanish armored vehicle Schneider-Brillié model 1909 was the first armored vehicle to ever enter battle. [1]Based on a truck of French origin, the Spanish army transformed it into an armored car and was used in operations during the Kert campaign, armed with Maxim machine guns that were installed in Spain and rifles.
Based on an extraordinary range of material, it is a splendid thing to have this full and satisfying account." [3] Alan Lloyd of the Morning Star praised Baxell's "pre-eminent knowledge of the British volunteers" and use of their own words to tell the stories; and wrote "The book is beautifully written and it's a totally absorbing read". [4]