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Rise of Alfonso XIII to the throne
Alfonso ascends the throne in 1902 defining Spain as a parliamentary monarchy. In his reign he tried to reduce the amount of political instability. -
Tragic Week
Due to the ocupation of Morocco a war started and motivated recruitment in the Barcelona region which caused
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Annual disaster
The war in Marocco ended resulted in more than 10 000 deaths from the spanish front. The responsable it is said was the army officials and even the king. -
Primo de Rivera's coup
Due to the discontent of the people with the king, General Miguel Primo de Rivera staged a coup that took power from the government and established a totalitarian dictatorship. -
End of dictatorship
Due to the great depression and the economic crisis of 29, confidence in the dictator decreased, which caused King Alfonso XIII to replace him -
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Proclamation of the second republic
On April 12, 1931, popular elections were proclaimed, thus establishing the new republic, shortly after a new constitution was written and established. -
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Reformist biennium
When the progressives had electoral power, they promoted many reforms in what was called the "Reform biennium" -
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Conservative biennium
In the following elections, the conservative front was proclaimed victorious, which produced a pause in the progressive reforms and much complaint from the Spanish progressive community. -
Protests in Asturias
Discontent with the left-wing unions due to the entry of the right to power provoked a movement of insurrections that was mainly centered in Asturias. -
Electoral victory of the popular front
In new elections he won a coalition of leftists due to accusations of fraud there was a lot of discontent by the people -
Battle of the North
The Falangist front supported by the fascists in Italy and the Nazis in Germany devastated northern Spain which meant a loss of industry as most were located in that area. -
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Post - Republic (Civil war)
The discontent in the troops produced a coup d'état on July 17 in the Canary Islands, which shortly after would reach the peninsula, the objective of this coup d'état was to quickly take over the government but it dragged on causing a complete civil war -
Battle of Madrid
The conservative front (also called "Falangists") attempted a quick takeover of the capital, which was unsuccessful due to the resistance of the Republicans. -
Battle of the Ebro
Falangist troops advanced on Aragon to the Mediterranean. to resist the republican front they concentrated their forces, causing the battle of the Ebro, one of the bloodiest of the Spanish civil war -
End of the war
After taking Madrid in March 1939, the conflict was terminated by establishing the Franco regime.