Spanish Civil War: Key Events, Leaders, and Aftermath
The Spanish Civil War: A Conflict Overview
The non-intervention pact was violated when the Soviet Union decided to send arms and advisors to the Republic, and the Communist International recruited the International Brigades. This was a great help to prevent Franco from taking Madrid in late 1936, which did not provide any prestige to the Republicans as the government moved to Valencia. After this, there were several battles around the capital. The Jarama was the first open battle of the entire war,
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Economic Situation of the Early Republic
The early years of the republic were set on a stable economic framework, despite the consequences of the 1929 crash. Agricultural production remained relatively unchanged. The country faced a situation highlighted by two negative factors: the crisis of foreign trade and increasing unemployment due to internal conflicts and the return of migrants.
Social Reforms
The first constitutional cabinet, headed by Azaña, continued with reforms. Largo Caballero, Minister
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The First Republic (1873-1874)
The Republic was proclaimed by the courts in February 1873. Its first difficulty was that the result of the proclamation of the Republic was not real, since most of the deputies were monarchists. Its greatest achievement was to be imposed a federal state, i.e., the state is politically divided into separate cantons. A district is an independent entity with full powers of the Republic. The state had several problems such as the Carlist wars, the independence of the Cuban
Read MoreInternal Factors & Background of the Buenos Aires Revolution
Internal Causes
During the viceroyalty, foreign trade was monopolized by Spain, and legally, Buenos Aires was not allowed to trade with other powers. This situation was highly disadvantageous to Buenos Aires, since Spain minimized sending ships bound for that city. This decision of the mother country was due to piracy, which forced them to send their ships to trade with a strong military escort. As Buenos Aires had no resources of gold or silver, or indigenous peoples available from which to obtain
Spanish Constitution of 1812: Key Features & Impact
The Dawn of Liberalism: The Spanish Constitution of 1812
The Genesis of a Modern Nation
During the War of Independence in Spain, areas not occupied by the French army not only resisted and fought the invader in the military field but also sought to sow the necessary legal foundations for the modernization of the country. In this way, when the king returned to Spain, he would only have to implement the new laws.
The process of convening the Cortes (courts) began with the Supreme Central Junta, whose
Read MoreSpanish Political and Social Landscape: 19th Century
General Features of the Constitution of Buildings of a Liberal State
Economy: Backward economy in comparison with the rest of Western Europe. Industrialization was weak and unequal, concentrated in areas like Pais Vasco, Cataluña, and big cities. The economy was mainly rural-based, primarily for self-consumption, and retained feudalistic features: mortmain belonging to the nobility and the Church. Moreover, there were some attempts at expropriation by certain politicians.
Society: Society was unequal
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