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From the very beginning of World War II, Spain favoured the Axis Powers. Apart from ideology, Spain had a debt to Germany of $212 million for supplies of matériel during the Civil War. Indeed, in June 1940, after the Fall of France , the Spanish Ambassador to Berlin had presented a memorandum in which Franco declared he was "ready under ...
When, in 1939, World War II erupted in Europe, Catalonia was part of Spain led by the caudillo Francisco Franco, who declared Spain neutral in the conflict.The country was devastated by the recently finished Spanish Civil War, which resulted in the defeat of the Second Spanish Republic and the creation of the Spanish State, and Catalonia, who was an autonomous region under the Republican ...
The fall of Barcelona was the capture of Barcelona, until then in the Republican zone, by the Nationalists; it took place on January 26, 1939, during final phases of the Spanish Civil War. The event was part of the Catalan Offensive , which wiped out the Catalan enclave of the Republic .
Barcelona won the historic match 2–6, which was the largest margin of victory by which Barcelona had won in Madrid since the 1970s, when Johan Cruyff led Barcelona to win 0–5. [76] On 6 May 2009, Barcelona played against Chelsea in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals .
B. ^ Samitier is Barcelona's record goalscorer in the Spanish Cup. [13] C. ^ Ramallets along with Valdés has Barcelona's record of Zamora trophies, with five trophies won. [8] D. ^ Suárez was the first Barcelona player to win the Ballon d'Or in 1960. [8] E. ^ Romário was the first Barcelona player to win the FIFA World Player of the Year ...
He played as a forward for Ferencváros, Slovan Bratislava, Barcelona and Espanyol, among other clubs. Regarded as one of the best players in history, Kubala is considered a hero of Barcelona. [2] A Hungarian national by birth, he also held Czechoslovak and Spanish citizenship, and played for the national teams of all three countries. [3] [4] [5]
The July 1936 military uprising in Barcelona was a mutiny that occurred in Barcelona, the capital and largest city of Catalonia, in the Second Spanish Republic from 19 to 21 July 1936. It was one of the main events that marked the start of the Spanish Civil War .
Barcelona players that have won the most trophies: [79] Lionel Messi (35) Barcelona players that have won the most Spanish League trophies: [80] Lionel Messi (10): 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19; Barcelona players that have won the most Spanish Cup trophies: