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Spanish civil war begins
In 1931, Spanish King Alfonso XIII approved elections to decide the government of Spain, and voters overwhelmingly chose to abolish the monarchy in favor of a liberal republic. Alfonso subsequently went into exile, and the Second Republic, initially dominated by middle-class liberals and moderate socialists, was proclaimed. During the first five years of the Republic, organized labor and leftist radicals forced widespread liberal reforms, and the independence-minded Spanish regions of Catalonia -
culture in the post war
A major center of arts and education, Madrid has many museums, theaters, universities, libraries, and other cultural institutions. The Prado Museum is one of the foremost art museums in Europe. Its holdings include art collected over hundreds of years by the Spanish monarchy.
SPANISH LITERATURE
works fall into three major language divisions: Castilian, Catalan, and Galician. Although literature was not written until the medieval period, Spain had previously contributions to literature -
Franco unified the Nationalist forces
During 1937, Franco unified the Nationalist forces under the command of the Falange, Spain’s fascist party, while the Republicans fell under the sway of the communists. Germany and Italy aided Franco with an abundance of planes, tanks, and arms, while the Soviet Union aided the Republican side. In addition, small numbers of communists and other radicals from France, the USSR, America, and elsewhere formed the International Brigades to aid the Republican cause. The most significant contribution o -
The Nationalist drove to the Mediterranean Sea
In June 1938, the Nationalists drove to the Mediterranean Sea and cut Republican territory in two.In January 1939, its capital, Barcelona, was captured, and soon after the rest of Catalonia fell. With the Republican cause all but lost, its leaders attempted to negotiate a peace, but Franco refused. On March 28,1939, the victorious Nationalists entered Madrid and the Spanish Civil War came to an end. Up to a million lives were lost in the conflict, the most devastating in Spanish history. -
Information about Francisco Franco
The dictator Francisco Franco died in 1975. The writers of the Franco era had tended to be realists, wanting to translate into print the destructiveness of the Civil War and its aftermath.Unlike many other modern dictators, Francisco Franco was soft-spoken and religious. He began his long reign as the dictator of Spain in 1939.
