HSTR 240B Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Alfonso Xiii Of Spain, Spanish Civil War, International Brigades
13 Sep 2016
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The spanish republic and the spanish civil war. What was the spanish civil war: a mighty struggle between two radically opposed forces. Italy and germany versus england, france and ussr, etc : plus: foretaste of brutality of coming conflict 500,000 lives lost, many civilians. Background to the conflict: 1923 military dictatorship supported by the king alfonso xiii, 1931 king abdicated, spain = republic. February 1936: popular front: left-wing coalition won narrow election victory, reforms, but too little, too late. General francisco franco: 17th july 1936: military uprising, franco takes lead, brutal civil war erupts between nationalist/francoists/rebels/insurgents versus. Franco"s forces: army, aid from fascist italy and nazi germany, support of the middle and upper classes in agricultural areas. Governments forces: good part of air force and navy, aid from ussr and mexico, mass support in industrial areas (madrid), but: very divided. International brigades: 32,000 volunteers for the republican causes against franco 53 different countries (est.
