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The first modern pronunciamiento in Spanish history was that of Lieutenant-Colonel Rafael Riego against King Ferdinand VII, in 1820. Another prominent pronunciamiento was the successful rebellion of September 1868 against Isabella II of Spain, by Generals Juan Prim and Francisco Serrano, initiating the Six Democratic Years and First Republic.
The Spanish coup of July 1936 [nb 1] was a military uprising that was intended to overthrow the Spanish Second Republic but precipitated the Spanish Civil War; Nationalists fought against Republicans for control of Spain. The coup was organized for 18 July 1936, although it started the previous day in Spanish Morocco. Instead of resulting in a ...
The Business of Liberty (El negocio de la libertad) by Jesús Cacho, 1999 – ISBN 84-930481-9-4; The Coup: Anatomy and Keystones of the Assault on Congress (El Golpe: Anatomía y Claves Del Asalto Al Congreso) by Busquets, Julio, Miguel A. Aguilar, and Ignacio Puche, (Spanish, Ed
General Juan Prim, an architect of the 1868 revolution against Queen Isabella II.. The revolutionary spirit that had just overthrown the Spanish government lacked direction; the coalition of liberals, moderates, and republicans were faced with the incredible task of creating a government that would suit them better than had Isabella.
Sanjurjada (Spanish: [saŋxuɾˈxaða]) was a military coup staged in Spain on August 10, 1932. It was aimed at toppling the government but not necessarily at toppling the Spanish Republic . Following brief clashes it was easily suppressed in Madrid.
Liberty and Refoundation (Spanish: Libertad y Refundación, Libre; libre is the Spanish word for "free") is a left-wing [8] [9] [10] political party in Honduras.Libre was founded in 2011 by the National Popular Resistance Front (FNRP), a leftist coalition of organizations opposed to the 2009 coup.
Hijos del pueblo" is a Spanish song originating from the labor movement, [1] primarily inspired by anarcho-syndicalism. Allegedly, this song was made by a journalist from Alicante , Rafael Carratalá Ramos .
José Sanjurjo y Sacanell (Spanish: [saŋˈxuɾxo]; 28 March 1872 – 20 July 1936) was a Spanish military officer who was one of the military leaders who plotted the July 1936 coup d'état that started the Spanish Civil War. He was endowed the nobiliary title of "Marquis of the Rif" in 1927. [1]