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The almirant Anzar call the municipal elections to 12 to Avril
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elections took place
Constituent Cortes, with a clear majority of the coalition
republican-socialist -
Niceto Alcalá Zamora, elected President of the Republic by the Cortes, sent Manuel Azaña
preside over a republican-socialist government, which undertook the reforms initiated by the Provisional Government
to dismantle traditional structures and impose the values of democracy -
the Revolutionary Committee became the Provisional Government,
proclaiming the Second Republic -
In October, the UGT, with little participation from the CNT, called general strikes in the large
cities. The declaration of a state of war by the government and the lack of organization meant that it had
little success, except in Madrid and above all in Catalonia and Asturias. -
In this phase, called "columns" (or militia phase), the rebels cross the Strait of
Gibraltar by means of an Italian-German airlift, since the navy was in the hands of the
Republicans. The advance from Cádiz connects with Queipo de Llano in Seville, goes up through Extremadura and
arrives in October 1936 at the gates of Madrid, after having entered Talavera and Toledo, freeing
those besieged in the Alcázar, and having joined Mola through Gredos. -
After failing in their attempt to occupy Madrid, the rebels tried to isolate the city. Was
several unsuccessful attempts to cut communications with Valencia. Two battles were decisive: the
battle of Jarama, in February 1937, and the battle of Guadalajara in March 1937, when the Army
People's Republic of the Republic achieved a great victory against the Italian fascist troops, allies of the
rebels -
pronouncement of 17 and 18
July 1936 against the Popular Front Government, led to the Civil War -
On July 19, 1936, Giral handed over weapons to radical leftist organizations and their
militias to counter the military uprising. Thus, the government of the Republic lost control of
the situation and a true social revolution took place, with the appearance of a popular power (committees and
together) -
In Madrid, on March 5, 1939 Republican General Casado staged a coup and created a Defense Board, made up of socialists, anarchists and republicans, with the intention of negotiating the end of the war with Franco.
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In 1967, the young Juan Carlos (son of don Juan) was named Franco's successor, and in 1969, he swore compliance of the "Fundamental Principles of the Movement".