HISTORY

  • Primo de Rivera´s resignation

    Primo de Rivera´s resignation
  • King Alfonso XIII tried to restore the monrchy

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  • The Pact of San Sebastian

    +Overthrow the monarchy
    +Create a Revolutionary Committee
  • The 1931 Constitution

    The 1931 Constitution
    The victors were the parties forming the Provisional Government: Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) and Partido Republicano Radical (PRR)
  • Democratic and progressive features

    +Popular sovereignity
    +The dividion of powers
    +Declaration of civil rights
    +Decaration of collective rights
  • Other features

    • Secularism ( no religion in the government) +Regionalism ( Statutes of Autonomy) +Social economy (acting in public interest + worker´s rights)
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    Reformist biennium

    Niceto Alcalá Zamora was named president of the Republic and Manuel Azaña was named president of the government.
    +The Statue of Autonomy for Cataluña
    +The subordination of the army
    +The Jesuist were expelled
    +The Agrarian reform
  • Municipal elections

    +First free elections
    +Referendum of the monarchy
  • The proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic

    +Provisional Republican Government
  • Elections, first time were women could vote

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    The black biennium

    CEDA and Partido Republicano Radical (PRR) won the elections
  • The Revolution of October

    It was a striker´s movement by nationalist, anarchist and communist organisations.
    +Cataluña declared itself independent-Generalitat
    +Asturias was put down by the army
  • The Popular Front

    The Popular Front
    The left-wing parties joined together to form the Popular Front coalition( republicans ,socialist and communist)
  • New elections were called

  • The start of the civil war

    The start of the civil war
    +Street violence
    + Assassination and church arson
  • Lieutenant Castillo

    Lieutenant Castillo
    Member of the government´s assault guards and a socialist sympathieser, was murdered by right-wing gunmen.
  • Murder Calvo Sotelo

    Murder Calvo Sotelo
  • Civil War started