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The Pact of San Sebastian
Republicans and socialist create the Revolutionary Committee and agree to overthrow the monarchy -
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From a monarchy to a republic
King Alfonso XIII tried to restored normal constitutional order, but the monarchy has been damage -
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Reformist biennium
A right-wing member of the PRR called Niceto Alcalá Zamora was named president of the Republic and Manuel Azaña, a left-wing intellectual, was named president of the governmet -
Municipal elections
The new constitutional government call the first free elections since the coup of Primo de Rivera in 1921 -
The proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic
The Revolutionary Committee becomes the Provisional Republican Government -
The 1931 Constitution
The Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) and the Partido Republicano Radical (PRR) form the new constitution
That includes:
- Democratic and progressive features
- Declaration of civil rights
- Declaration of collective rights
- Secularism
- Regionalism
- Social economy -
The Statue of Autonomy for Cataluña
Cataluña got the permissions to form their own government and parliament -
Expulsion of the Jesuits
The Jesuits were expelled from Spain -
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The black biennium
Elections were held in 1933. The left-wing parties were more divided than ever and the right-wing parties were united under the Confederación Española de Derechas Autónomas (CEDA)
CEDA and PRR won the elections -
The Revolution of October
Was a strikers´movemet by nationalist, anarchist and communist organisations -
The Popular front
The left-wing parties form the Popular Front and the right-wing ones were represented by the Bloque Nacional (José Calvo Sotelo) and the Falange Española(José Antonio Primo de Rivera). The Popular Front won the elections and Azaña becames the President of the Republic -
The start of the civil war
The murder of Calvo Sotelo blew up the start of a civil war betwwen the left-wing and the right wing parties
