Escuela y republica

Second Republic and Civil War

By cesar13
  • Local elections

    In general, supporters of the monarchy won the elections but Republicans won in most of the provincial capitals so they considered themselves the real winners.
  • Proclaim of the Second Republic

  • Period: to

    Biennial reformist

    There were many reforms during these two years
  • New Democratic Constitution made by the new Cortes

  • Coup d´etat led by General Sanjurjo in Seville

    It failed
  • In Casas Viejas farmers held demonstrations

    Several people died
  • New elections were called

    The right political parties went together in a group called CEDA led by Gil Robles. They won
  • October Revolution

    The left-wing parties decided to get the power in a non-democratic way
  • New elections were called

    Because the ideological differences and the corruption in the Radical party ended the “co-alliance” in the government. The left-parties won.
  • Teniente Castillo was killed by people from the right

    On the next day some Castillos´s friends killed Calvo Sotelo, the right-wing leader.
  • The army rebelled in the Peninsula

    The coup was accepted by the church and followed by part of the army, carlistas political parties, monarchists, conservatives and falanxistas, these called themselves Nationalists
  • Period: to

    Civil War

  • Battle of Jarama

    The republicans were defeated
  • Battle of Guadalajara

  • Attack to the Cantabrian coast

  • Conquest of Teruel

  • Battle of the Ebro

    The Republican army was nearly destroyed
  • The nacionalists attack Barcelona

  • Conquest of Madrid and end of the war