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The Second Republic - María Burguera-.

By MB12
  • New Constitution

    New Constitution

    The Parliament approved the Constitution of 1931. This one established a fully democratic regime.
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    BIENIO REFORMISTA

    In this period, Manuel Azaña carried out a series of reforms, regarding the autonomy of Catalonia, military reform, agrarian reform, labour reform, education, and civil marriage + divorce.
  • 1931's elections

    1931's elections

    The monarchists won the elections, although the republicans won in nearly all the provincial capitals.
  • The Second Spanish Republic

    The Second Spanish Republic

    After Alfonso XII goes into exile, a provisional government proclaimed the Second Spanish Republic.
  • President and Prime Minister

    President and Prime Minister

    Niceto Alcalá Zamora became the president of the Republic, and Manuel Azaña the prime minister.
  • Generalitat de Catalunya

    Generalitat de Catalunya

    As one of Azaña's reforms, the Catalan Statute was passed, and this government was created.
  • Misiones Pedagógicas

    Misiones Pedagógicas

    As other of the Azaña's reforms, this one regarding education, this project was created, which took cultural event to isolated villages.
  • Coup d'état

    Coup d'état

    There was some debate relating to Azaña's reforms. That's why General José Sanjurio tried to carry out a coup d'état, but it failed.
  • Peasant uprising

    A peasant uprising was severely repressed.
  • CEDA

    CEDA

    In September of this year, Manuel Azaña resigned, and new elections were held. Several political forces united together, creating the CEDA, the Confederación Española de Derechas Autónomas, led by José María Gil Robles. Alejandro Lerroux, leader of the Radical Party, formed a new government with the support of the CEDA.
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    BIENIO CONSERVADOR

    During this period, Republican changes were halted or reversed.
  • New tensions

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o1qwVi6ScDF7DTWZ-T8d6D1-MhwF5N_CpE2gxGjYkk4/edit (Copy the link and enter in the document, I couldn't put it in here because it's too long)
  • The fall of the government

    The fall of the government

    The government was brought down by ideological divisions and corruption scandals.
  • Replacement

    Replacement

    In May of this year, Manuel Azaña replaced Alcalá Zamora as the president of the republic, rising tension.
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    New elections

    New elections were held. On the left, the Popular Front, formed by socialists, communists, left-wing republicans and some nationalists, almost won the elections. On the right, CEDA was the main political party. It was joined by some extremist groups, like the fascist-style Falange, with Primo de Rivera's son, José Antonio Primo de Rivera, as a leader.
  • Liutenant Castillo

    Liutenant Castillo

    This man was killed by some gunment of the rights, a left-wing army officer.
  • Revenge

    Revenge

    As a revenge for Castillo's death, José Calvo Sotelo, a right-wing politician, was killed by some left-wing people,
  • A new rebellion

    A new rebellion

    The military conspirators initiated a military rebellion in Spanish Morocco.
  • Morocco

    Morocco

    Morocco was extended to peninsular Spain.