Timeline: The Spanish Civil War

Period: 1936 to 1939

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Feb 16, 1936

Elections held for the Cortes

They are won by the 'Popular Front'

Mar 8, 1936

Meeting of army officers in Madrid

To discuss a military coup against the Popular Front government.

Mar 15, 1936

The government bans the Falange

José Antonio Primo de Rivera, is arrested for illegal possession of weapons.
The Falange was banned after members tried to assassinate Luis Jiménez Asúa, a Socialist member of the Cortes, on 10 March, and the trade union leader Francisco Largo Caballero on 14 March.

Jul 17, 1936

The uprising starts in Morocco

The Army of Africa is the most prepared.Its supports for the rebels is decisive

Jul 18, 1936

Francisco Franco declares a state of war

Jul 19, 1936

The uprising is defeated in Madrid and Barcelona

Morocco, Galicia, Navarre, Old Castile and Seville soon come under the control of the rebels

Sep 28, 1936

Nationalist victory in Toledo

Republican siege in the Alcázar.Franco´s troops win a symbolic victory

Oct 1, 1936

General Franco is formally invested as Caudillo

Nov 2, 1936

Nationalist troops capture the town of Brunete, west of Madrid.

Nov 7, 1936

Start of Nationalist ground assault on Madrid

Republicans resist

Period: 1937 to 1937

The Northern front

+Victory in Bizcaia
+Republicans offensive in Aragón
+Minig zones of Cantabria and Asturias are also taken( seen in timeline)

Feb 6, 1937

Start of the Battle of Jarama

Period: Mar 8, 1937 to Mar 18, 1937

Battle of Guadalajara

Apr 6, 1937

Nationalists announce a blockade of Republican ports on the north

Apr 26, 1937

Bombing of the Basque capital of Guernica by German aeroplanes

Period: May 3, 1937 to May 8, 1937

'Events of May' in Barcelona

Divisions between several Republican political groups (Communists, Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista (POUM), and anarchists) result in street fighting between supporters of the different factions.

May 17, 1937

Juan Negrín

He becomes Republican Prime Minister, replacing Francisco Largo Caballero. His new government contains more Communists.

Jul 1, 1937

Spanish Bishops collectively endorse Franco as the legitimate ruler of Spain

Period: Jul 6, 1937 to Jul 26, 1937

Battle of Brunete

Republican offensive against Nationalist forces to the west of Madrid

Oct 21, 1937

Capture of the city of Gijon by Nationalist forces

Period: Dec 14, 1937 to Feb 22, 1938

Battle of Teruel

Republican forces capture Teruel before being forced to retreat by a Nationalist counter-attack.The Republican zone is now cut in two and Cataluña is isolated

Period: Jul 25, 1938 to Nov 16, 1938

Battle of the Ebro

Republican troops launch an offensive across the River Ebro. Despite initial success, the Republican army is eventually forced back across the river by Nationalist counter-attacks.Franco deploys mass forces to invade Cataluña.

Oct 4, 1938

Withdrawal of the International Brigade from the front

The Republican Prime Minister Juan Negrín ordered the unconditional withdrawal of all foreign troops fighting in the International Brigades, in the hope that international pressure might then force the withdrawal of Italian and German troops fighting on behalf of the Nationalists. It didn't.

1939

Civil war within the Civil War

Francco only accepts an unconditional surrender.Juan Nagrín, the president of the government, flees to France

Jan 26, 1939

Franco´s troops enter in Barcelona

Only Madrid, Valencia and a few other strongholds remain for the Republican forces

Feb 9, 1939

'Law of Political Responsibilities' introduced by Franco

The new law allowed penalties to be imposed on anyone who had supported the Republican government in the past or present. This could include people who had voted for them in February 1936.

Feb 10, 1939