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Proclamation of the Second Republic in Madrid
On 14 April 1931, the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed and a provisional government made up of the winning Republican-socialist coalition took over. -
New constitution
The new Constitution laid the foundations for a progressive, democratic republic. It did not have the support of conservative groups who dissented on social, religious and regional issues. -
Land reform
The Republic addressed the problem of land ownership.
In some parts of Spain, especially in Andalusia and
Extremadura, there were hundreds of thousands of landless workers living in extreme poverty, while property was concentrated in the hands of a few hundred landowners. -
Happy times at republican school
During the Second Republic, 13000 new primary schools and 30 new secondary schools were opened and many teaching positions were created. Almost all of them were occupied by women, whose access to teacher training courses was growing considerably. -
The church and the army are not very happy
From 1931 to 1933, the Church and the Army in Spain were unhappy with the secular reforms of the Second Spanish Republic. They wrere in disagree with the education changes and the land reform. -
In a demonstration supporting the Estatut (1932)
In 1932, a demonstration was held in support of the Estatut, a document that would grant greater autonomy to Catalonia within Spain. The Estatut was seen as a crucial step in recognizing the distinct identity and culture of Catalonia. -
I don’t trust in the fascists from Falange
The Spanish Falange, founded in 1933, was a fascist party under José Antonio Primo de Rivera it suported the extrem nationalism and also suported Franco. -
Carme voting for first time
One of the objectives of the Second Republic was to promote equality between men and women. Not only were women given the vote, but legal and social barriers were also removed that had previously prevented women from participating in social, political and economic life. -
Elections(CEDA)
Left-wing Republicans appeared divided in the run-up to the elections, while the conservatives joined the Spanish Confederation of the Autonomous Right (CEDA) led by Gil Robles. The victory of the centre-right (Radical Party and CEDA) resulted in a new government headed by Lerroux, which paralysed much of the reform process begun by the previous government. -
Companys and the jailed consellers
In Catalonia, the Generalitat proclaimed the Catalan State within the Spanish Federal Republic. This movement was severely repressed by the government, resulting in many victims and arrests. In Catalonia, the Statute was suspended and the government imprisoned. -
Center of barcelona
On October 6, 1934, the proclamation of the Catalan State within the "Spanish Federal Republic" took place in Barcelona by the president of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Lluís Company -
We return at voting
In february 1936, Spain had general elections after many years. The Popular Front won the elections over the National Front. The election results ultimately set the stage for the Spanish Civil War -
The uncle Francesc in Melilla
Political tensions between left-wing and right-wing militias created a climate of confrontation. T
This climate of social confrontation served as a pretext for forces opposing the Republic to accelerate their plans for a coup. The military uprising began on 17 July in North Africa (Melilla, Ceuta and Tétouan), and on 18 and 19 July it spread to the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands and the Peninsula.