The war began after the partial failure of the coup d'état of July 1936 against the Popular Front government by a group of generals of the Spanish Republican Armed Forces, with General …

2 days ago · Spanish Civil War, (1936–39), military revolt against the Republican government of Spain, supported by conservative elements within the country. When an initial military coup …

Francisco Franco was a general and leader of the Nationalist forces that overthrew the Spanish democratic republic in the Spanish Civil War (1936–39); thereafter he was the head of the …

The Spanish Civil War, which lasted from July 17, 1936 to April 1, 1939, was a conflict in which the Francoists, or Nationalists, defeated the Republicans, or Loyalists, of the Second Spanish …

General Emilio Mola (1887–1937), a dynamic and ruthless commander, was one of the principal planners of the coup that led to the Spanish Civil War. He died in a plane crash before his …

The Spanish civil war is one of the most famous coups in the world and took place between July of 1936 and April of 1939. The uprising consisted of military action between the existing …

Spanish anarchists, socialists and communists were secular and wanted to remove the influence of the Catholic Church from Spanish society. The elite and the middle class were especially …

Jan 30, 2025 · On July 17, 1936, the Spanish Civil War begins as a revolt by right-wing Spanish military officers in Spanish Morocco and spreads to mainland Spain. From the Canary Islands, …

Feb 27, 2024 · The Spanish Civil War began with a military uprising by General Francisco Franco and his Nationalist forces on July 17, 1936. Backed by conservative and fascist groups, …

The Spanish Civil War officially ended on April 1, 1939, when General Francisco Franco declared victory over the Republican forces. The war resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands …