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Alongside the economic revolution, there was a spirit of cultural and moral revolution: the libertarian athenaeums became meeting places and authentic cultural centers of theoretical education, in which were organized literacy classes, talks on health, excursions to the countryside, public access libraries, theatrical performances, political ...
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.
Spain was a proving ground for German tank and aircraft tactics, the latter being only moderately successful. [190] Germany trained 56,000 Nationalist soldiers, who were technically proficient and covered infantry, tanks and anti-tank units; air and anti-aircraft forces; and those trained in naval warfare. [ 184 ]
Spanish Revolution of 1936, a workers' social revolution that coincided with the Spanish Civil War; The Spanish Revolution, 1931-1939 (Trotsky book), a collection of texts written by Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky on the Spanish Civil War; Spanish transition to democracy, the formal end of Francoist Spain and the reinstatement of ...
A Hong Kong court ordered China Evergrande, the world’s most heavily indebted real estate developer, to undergo liquidation following a failed effort to restructure $300 billion owed to banks ...
Leading up to the Glorious Revolution, there had been numerous failed attempts to overthrow the unpopular Queen Isabella, most notably in 1854 and 1861. [1] An 1866 rebellion led by General Juan Prim and a revolt of the sergeants at San Gil barracks, in Madrid , sent a signal to Spanish liberals and republicans that there was serious unrest ...
HONG KONG (Reuters) -The editor-in-chief of state-backed Chinese newspaper Global Times warned debt-ridden property giant Evergrande Group that it should not bet on a government bailout on the ...
Evergrande—now the world’s most indebted real estate developer—finally filed for bankruptcy over the summer. With the firm contending with more than $300 billion in debt, ...