Spanish 2nd Republic

  • Niceto Alcalá Zamora became the 1st president

    Niceto Alcalá Zamora became the 1st president

    The Socialist wing won, and a provisional government was created by Niceto Alcalá Zamora, a moderate Republican. His government included socialists, republicans and Catalonian nationalists.
  • Period: to

    Left-wing reforms

    Manuel Azaña was the leader of the left-wing party, Acción Republicana, and he governed in coalition with the PSOE. This leader started many reforms.
  • Period: to

    Women didn’t have the right to vote

    Victoria Kent didn't want women to vote, because they wouldn't vote for her, but Clara Campoamor got this right for them.
  • Approval of the 2nd Republican Constitution

    Approval of the 2nd Republican Constitution

    In this new Constitution, Spain was a democratic republic with the right to Autonomy for the first time, apart from freedom, association, universal suffrage to women, the right to divorce, etc.
  • The dissolution of Azaña's government

    The dissolution of Azaña's government

    There were lots of riots which caused the dissolution of Azaña's government, specially in the small village of Casas Viejas (Cádiz), where thirteen anarchists were killed by the police.
  • Period: to

    Right-wing reforms

    The right wing parties won the elections and this new government tried to eliminate all the previous reforms.
    Consequently, there was a period of revolution organised by anarchists and socialists.
  • Period: to

    Conservative government

    The right wing parties won the elections and tried to eliminate all the reforms started in the previous period.
  • José Castillo’s murder

    José Castillo’s murder

    The Lieutenant José Castillo, Guardia de Asalto and member of the Unión Militar Republicana Antifascista, was killed by Falangists.
  • José Calvo Sotelo's murderer

    José Calvo Sotelo's murderer

    José Calvo Sotelo, the Leader of the right-wing opposition, was killed by Castillo’s comrades.
  • The army uprising Morocco

    The army uprising Morocco

    The army uprising began as a pronunciamiento, but it resulted in the outbreak of a civil war.

A list shows items. A timeline shows sequence.

Use Timetoast to make dates, milestones, and turning points easier to understand in a clear visual format. Timetoast is a timeline maker for work, school, research, and stories.