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From a monarchy to a republic
Since the end of the Primo de Rivera's Dictatorship, the monarchy was damaged and it doesn´t count with almost any social support. Despite the try of restoring the constitution in order, the Second Spanish Republic seize to the power. -
The Pact of San Sebastian
Meeting in which republicans and socialists agreed to overthrow the monarchy of Alfonso XlII, through a general strike and a military raising fail. -
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Reformist biennium
The new president of the government, Manuel Azaña, introduced many ambitious reforms, such as the approval of the Statute of Cataluña, the subordination of the army to the civil government, the expulsion of the Jesuits and the Agrarian reform. However many revolts took place against these changes, which was the cause of the end of the reformist biennium. -
The municipal elections
The first free elections since Rivera´s coup were taken in 1931. Although the elections were municipal, the people understood that it was a referendum on the monarchy. As a result, the king left the country. -
The proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic
The Republic is proclaimed with the support of the most part of society. The Revolutionary Committee created in 1930 took the control of the state as the Provisional Republican Government. -
The Constitution
In June 1931 the Constituent Assembly elections were held, the drafters of the new Republican constitution were the parties that belonged to the Provisional Government. -
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The black biennium
In November 1933 elections, the left-wing parties were divided, this ended in the victory of the PRR and the CEDA, both were in charge of reversing the reforms. Meanwhile, the PSOE called a general strike which ended in a revolution. This revolution was manifested in several ways, such as the indentation of Cataluña, the armed revolt of miners in Asturias and the corruption scandal that hit the government. -
The Popular Front
The new elections in February made the left-wing parties form the Popular Front coalition. This made possible the growth of the right-wing parties, which were represented by the Bloque Nacional and the Falange Española. In the end, the Popular Front won, however, the votes showed that Sapin was politically divided between the right (45.6% of votes) and the left-wing parties (47.1% of votes). -
The start of the civil war
The Spanish division created a hostile atmosphere, the violence in the street was worrying and in consequence, José Castillo (socialist) and José Calvo (right-wing deputy) were murdered. This event caused the start of the movement of the military coup supported by conservative groups.
