Second Spanish Republic

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former sovereign state historical period of Spain republic

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.

Aliases (6)

Spanish Republic ×29
Government of the Second Spanish Republic ×1
Republican government of Spain ×1
Second Spanish Republic government ×1
Spanish Republic (government-in-exile) ×1
Spanish Republic (in exile) ×1

Statements (72)

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 →
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 →
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) →
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 →

Referenced by (62)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Belchite ("Spanish Republic") → Battle of Brunete ("Spanish Republic") → Battle of Guadalajara ("Spanish Republic") → Battle of Jarama ("Spanish Republic") → Battle of the Ebro ("Spanish Republic") → Battle of the University City ("Spanish Republic") → Central front of the Spanish Civil War ("Spanish Republic") → Eastern Front of the Spanish Civil War ("Spanish Republic") → Nationalist offensive of November 1936 ("Spanish Republic") → Spanish Civil War ("Spanish Republic") →	belligerent
International Brigades → People's Republican Army ("Spanish Republic") → Republican Army of the Centre ("Spanish Republic") → Republican forces → Vice President of the Cortes (Spanish parliament in exile) ("Spanish Republic (government-in-exile)") →	country
Corpo Truppe Volontarie ("Spanish Republic") → Emilio Mola → Flechas Azules Division ("Spanish Republic") → Flechas Negras Division ("Spanish Republic") → José Sanjurjo →	opposedTo
British Battalion ("Spanish Republic") → Garibaldi Battalion ("Spanish Republic") → Mackenzie–Papineau Battalion ("Spanish Republic") →	allegiance
Enrique Jurado Barrio ("Spanish Republic") → José Miaja ("Spanish Republic") → La Pasionaria ("Spanish Republic") →	sideInConflict
José María Gil-Robles → Spanish Republicans →	activeInPeriod
Aviazione Legionaria ("Spanish Republic") → Condor Legion ("Spanish Republic") →	opposed
Francoist Spain → Spanish Civil War →	precededBy
Pablo Neruda ("Spanish Republic") → Spanish Republicans →	supported
Republican forces ("Government of the Second Spanish Republic") → coat of arms of the Second Spanish Republic →	usedBy
People's Republican Army ("Spanish Republic") →	alignedWith
Constitution of 1931 →	appliesTo
Vice President of the Cortes (Spanish parliament in exile) ("Spanish Republic (in exile)") →	appliesToJurisdiction
Jarama River ("Spanish Republic") →	conflictSideInvolved
Battle of the University City →	countryAtTime
Garibaldi Battalion ("Republican government of Spain") →	disbandedBy
Enrique Líster →	foughtFor
Siege of Madrid ("Spanish Republic") →	hasParticipant
Manuel Azaña →	headOfGovernmentOf
Manuel Azaña →	headOfStateOf
Constitution of 1931 →	historicalContext
coat of arms of the Second Spanish Republic →	historicalEra
Basque Statute of Autonomy (1936) →	historicalPeriod
Republican forces →	loyalTo
Catalonia Offensive →	opposedBy
Nationalist forces →	opposedGovernment
Francisco Largo Caballero →	participantIn
Communist Party of Spain →	participatedIn
Juan Negrín ("Second Spanish Republic government") →	partOf
Vicente Rojo Lluch ("Spanish Republic") →	politicalAlignment
Asturian miners' strike of 1934 →	politicalContext
Battle of Brunete ("Spanish Republic") →	side1
Alfonso XIII of Spain →	successor
Spanish monarchy →	suspendedDuring
El único camino →	timePeriodCovered
Francisco Largo Caballero →	wasPrimeMinisterDuring