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History of the Spanish Civil War, by year. 1936 in the Spanish Civil War. 1937 in the Spanish Civil War. 1938–39 in the Spanish Civil War.
During the Military Directory (1923–1925), the dictatorship created the official party of the regime, the Unión Patriótica (UP). It also censored the Spanish press and worked to eliminate separatism in Catalonia. [2] Under Primo de Rivera's dictatorship, Spain won the Rif War, where Spanish forces fought Riffian tribes in Morocco.
The Spanish Civil War (Spanish: Guerra Civil Española) [note 2] was a military conflict fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republicans and the Nationalists. Republicans were loyal to the left -leaning Popular Front government of the Second Spanish Republic , and consisted of various socialist , communist , separatist , anarchist , and ...
Background of the Spanish Civil War. 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.
Spanish Civil War (to 1939) Brown: Initial Nationalist zone – July 1936: 1939: Spain under Franco: The period began. Spain stays neutral through World War II 1953 Spain and the United States signs the Pact of Madrid. 1955 Spain joins the United Nations. 1959: Spanish miracle: A period of economic growth began. 1973: Spanish miracle: The ...
July 17, 1936 – July 18, 1936 [ 12 ] Francoist rebels in Melilla, a city in Spanish Morocco, overthrew the Republican government and seized control over the colony. [ 13 ][ 14 ] Nationalist Victory. Siege of the Montaña barracks. July 18, 1936 – July 20, 1936 [ 15 ] Rebels attempted to stage a coup in Madrid.
The Battle of Santander was fought in the War in the North campaign of the Spanish Civil War during the summer of 1937. Santander 's fall on 26 August assured the Nationalist conquest of the province of Santander, now Cantabria. The battle devastated the Republic's "Army of the North"; 60,000 soldiers were captured by the Nationalists.
The siege of Oviedo was a siege in the Spanish Civil War that lasted from 19 July until 16 October 1936. The town garrison, under the command of Colonel Antonio Aranda Mata, took sides for the Nationalist uprising and held out until relieved by a Nationalist force from Galicia .