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The Spanish Civil War took place between 17th July 1936 and 1st April 1939. The war commenced following a declaration of opposition against President Manuel Azaña’s Government of the Second Spanish Republic by a group of conservative generals who were under the leadership of a certain José Sanjurjo. The Fascist Falange, the Carlists, and the Spanish Confederation of the Autonomous Right supported the partially successful coup.

As the conservative opposition group had not succeeded in seizing power, Spain was left politically and militarily divided. General Franco began a prolonged battle with the established government whilst loyalist supporters of the Republican Government fought Franco’s supporters in order to maintain control over the country. Portugal and the Kingdom of Italy supported the conservative generals whilst the Republican government received the support of Mexico and the Soviet Union. Spain became the battleground for the competing ideologies of conservatism and liberalism, fascism and communism, right and left. Lucky hip hop ehrun’s weren’t mixed up in the action!