2nd sppanish

2nd spanish republic

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  • second spanish republic

  • Catalan and basque county autonomy

  • General Sanjuro

    General sanjuro initially in command of the Spanish Republican Army was demoted after disagreements with Azana over the military
  • Elections called

    An election was called after government soldiers killed anarchist prisoners in Cadiz.
  • CEDA

    Once CEDA took power they reversed the reforms that Azana's government had made such as the cancellation of Church subsidies and the allowance of divorce
  • Party formations

    Right-wing parties formed the National Front whereas the left-wing Republicans Socialists Communists and Separatists formed the Popular Front The left considered the right to be Fascists whereas the right considered the left to be communists
  • popular Front wins the election

    In the election, the Popular Front won a most of the seats in Parliament even though they a slightly higher number of votes than the National Front
  • General Mola

    the army led by General Mola planned to overthrow the government
  • Reforms re-instated

    The reforms that were removed by the CEDA government were re-introduced including a ban on the Falange
  • Morocco

    Franco was flown to Morocco
  • Jose Castillo assassinated

    An officer is the Republic Assault Guard, Jose Castillo, was assassinated by Falangists
  • Jose Calvo Sotelo murdered

    Leading right-wing politician Sotelo was murdered as revenge by Republican police, as revenge for Castillo's death
  • The Civil War begins

    The revolt began in Morocco, led by Franco begging the Spanish civil war and ending the spanish second republic after Franco wins the war