Second Spanish Republic

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The Second Spanish Republic was Spain’s democratic government from 1931 to 1939, marked by ambitious social and political reforms and intense polarization that culminated in the Spanish Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former sovereign state
historical period of Spain
republic
alliesInWar International Brigades
Mexican government
Soviet Union
capital Madrid
coatOfArms coat of arms of the Second Spanish Republic
constitutionAdopted Constitution of 1931
constitutionDate 1931-12-09
country Spain
currency Spanish peseta
endDate 1939-04-01
event Asturian miners' strike of 1934
Revolution of 1934 in Spain
Spanish Civil War
approval of the 1931 Constitution
municipal elections of 12 April 1931
proclamation of the Republic on 14 April 1931
exiledGovernment Spanish Republican government in exile
linked to: Spanish Republicans
exiledGovernmentExistence 1939-1977
firstHeadOfGovernment Niceto Alcalá-Zamora
firstHeadOfState Niceto Alcalá-Zamora
flag tricolour of red, yellow, and purple
followedBy Francoist Spain
governmentType parliamentary republic
republican democracy
headOfGovernment Alejandro Lerroux
Francisco Largo Caballero
Juan Negrín
Manuel Azaña
headOfGovernmentTitle President of the Council of Ministers
headOfState Manuel Azaña
Niceto Alcalá-Zamora
headOfStateTitle President of the Republic
historicalEra 20th century
Interwar period
ideologicalSpectrum from conservative republicans to socialists and anarchists
legacy source of political polarization in Spanish memory
symbol of democratic and left-wing traditions in Spain
legislature Cortes Generales
Cortes Republicanas
linked to: Cortes Generales
mainOppositionForces Carlists
fascists
monarchists
right-wing Catholics
notableFigure Dolores Ibárruri
Francisco Franco
Indalecio Prieto
José María Gil-Robles
officialLanguage Spanish
opponentInWar Nationalist faction (Spain)
opponentSupporters Fascist Italy
Nazi Germany
politicalReform agrarian reform
educational reform
military reform
precededBy Kingdom of Spain (Restoration)
linked to: Kingdom of Spain
reasonForEnd defeat in the Spanish Civil War
religiousPolicy separation of church and state
strong anticlerical measures
socialReform divorce legalization
expansion of secular public education
women's suffrage
startDate 1931-04-14
startOfWar Spanish Civil War
territorialPolicy Basque Statute of Autonomy (1936)
approval of Catalan Statute of Autonomy (1932)
granting of autonomy to Catalonia
warEndDate 1939-04-01
warStartDate 1936-07-17
womenSuffrageGranted 1931

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Spanish Civil War precededBy Second Spanish Republic
Spanish Civil War belligerent Spanish Republic
linked to: Second Spanish Republic
Battle of Guadalajara belligerent Spanish Republic
linked to: Second Spanish Republic
Condor Legion opposed Spanish Republic
linked to: Second Spanish Republic
Battle of Jarama belligerent Spanish Republic
linked to: Second Spanish Republic
International Brigades country Second Spanish Republic
Siege of Madrid hasParticipant Spanish Republic
linked to: Second Spanish Republic
Battle of the Ebro belligerent Spanish Republic
linked to: Second Spanish Republic
Francoist Spain precededBy Second Spanish Republic
Emilio Mola opposedTo Second Spanish Republic
José Sanjurjo opposedTo Second Spanish Republic
Manuel Azaña headOfGovernmentOf Second Spanish Republic
Manuel Azaña headOfStateOf Second Spanish Republic
Alfonso XIII of Spain successor Second Spanish Republic
Francisco Largo Caballero participantIn Second Spanish Republic
Francisco Largo Caballero wasPrimeMinisterDuring Second Spanish Republic
Battle of Brunete side1 Spanish Republic
linked to: Second Spanish Republic
Battle of Brunete belligerent Spanish Republic
linked to: Second Spanish Republic
Enrique Líster foughtFor Second Spanish Republic
Juan Negrín partOf Second Spanish Republic government
linked to: Second Spanish Republic
José María Gil-Robles activeInPeriod Second Spanish Republic
Corpo Truppe Volontarie opposedTo Spanish Republic
linked to: Second Spanish Republic
People's Republican Army country Spanish Republic
linked to: Second Spanish Republic
People's Republican Army alignedWith Spanish Republic
linked to: Second Spanish Republic
Flechas Negras Division opposedTo Spanish Republic
linked to: Second Spanish Republic
Garibaldi Battalion allegiance Spanish Republic
linked to: Second Spanish Republic
Garibaldi Battalion disbandedBy Republican government of Spain
linked to: Second Spanish Republic
Flechas Azules Division opposedTo Spanish Republic
linked to: Second Spanish Republic
Enrique Jurado Barrio sideInConflict Spanish Republic
linked to: Second Spanish Republic
Vicente Rojo Lluch politicalAlignment Spanish Republic
linked to: Second Spanish Republic
Spanish Republicans activeInPeriod Second Spanish Republic
Spanish Republicans supported Second Spanish Republic
Spanish monarchy suspendedDuring Second Spanish Republic
La Pasionaria sideInConflict Spanish Republic
linked to: Second Spanish Republic
Communist Party of Spain participatedIn Second Spanish Republic
Vice President of the Cortes (Spanish parliament in exile) country Spanish Republic (government-in-exile)
linked to: Second Spanish Republic
Vice President of the Cortes (Spanish parliament in exile) appliesToJurisdiction Spanish Republic (in exile)
linked to: Second Spanish Republic
El único camino timePeriodCovered Second Spanish Republic
Jarama River conflictSideInvolved Spanish Republic
linked to: Second Spanish Republic
Republican Army of the Centre country Spanish Republic
linked to: Second Spanish Republic
British Battalion allegiance Spanish Republic
linked to: Second Spanish Republic
Central front of the Spanish Civil War belligerent Spanish Republic
linked to: Second Spanish Republic
Constitution of 1931 appliesTo Second Spanish Republic
Constitution of 1931 historicalContext Second Spanish Republic
coat of arms of the Second Spanish Republic usedBy Second Spanish Republic
Asturian miners' strike of 1934 politicalContext Second Spanish Republic
Basque Statute of Autonomy (1936) historicalPeriod Second Spanish Republic
José Miaja sideInConflict Spanish Republic
linked to: Second Spanish Republic
Republican forces country Second Spanish Republic