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
Government of Mexico
surface form: 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
Asturian miners' strike of 1934
surface form: 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 Republicans
surface form: 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 Generales
surface form: 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
surface form: 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

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No fue posible la paz historicalPeriodCovered Second Spanish Republic
Restoration Spain followedBy Second Spanish Republic
Spanish Republican Army country Second Spanish Republic
Spanish Republican Army allegiance Second Spanish Republic
Spanish Republican Army usedBy Second Spanish Republic
GATCPAC activityPeriod Second Spanish Republic
Spanish Pavilion, Paris International Exposition 1937 commissionedBy Second Spanish Republic
this entity surface form: Government of the Second Spanish Republic
Battle of Santander belligerent Second Spanish Republic
this entity surface form: Spanish Republic
Battle of Santander opposedBy Second Spanish Republic
this entity surface form: Spanish Republican government
Loyalist Spain country Second Spanish Republic
Guadalajara sector belligerent Second Spanish Republic
this entity surface form: Spanish Republic
Italian expeditionary force in Spain opposed Second Spanish Republic
this entity surface form: Spanish Republic
flag of the Second Spanish Republic usedBy Second Spanish Republic
flag of the Second Spanish Republic usedBy Second Spanish Republic
this entity surface form: Spanish Republican government
flag of the Second Spanish Republic historicalPeriod Second Spanish Republic
Assault Guard country Second Spanish Republic
Assault Guard controlledBy Second Spanish Republic
this entity surface form: Spanish Republican government
Assault Guard ideologicalContext Second Spanish Republic
this entity surface form: Spanish Republican era
General Eduardo López Ochoa partOf Second Spanish Republic
subject surface form: Eduardo López Ochoa
General Eduardo López Ochoa timePeriod Second Spanish Republic
subject surface form: Eduardo López Ochoa
General Eduardo López Ochoa associatedWith Second Spanish Republic
subject surface form: Eduardo López Ochoa
this entity surface form: Spanish Republican government
Requetés opposedTo Second Spanish Republic
Spanish Constitution of 1931 stateForm Second Spanish Republic
Alcalá-Zamora participatedIn Second Spanish Republic
subject surface form: Niceto Alcalá-Zamora
Battle of Madrid hasParticipant Second Spanish Republic
this entity surface form: Spanish Republic
Battle of Madrid opponent Second Spanish Republic
this entity surface form: Republican government of Spain
¡No pasarán! speech hasSide Second Spanish Republic
this entity surface form: Spanish Republic
Popular Front (Spain) formedInPeriod Second Spanish Republic
Republican government-in-exile follows Second Spanish Republic
Republican government-in-exile replaces Second Spanish Republic
Lincoln Battalion allegiance Second Spanish Republic
this entity surface form: Spanish Republic
Thälmann Battalion allegiance Second Spanish Republic
this entity surface form: Spanish Republic
Fred Copeman allegiance Second Spanish Republic
Nationalist Army opposedTo Second Spanish Republic
Frente Central de la Guerra Civil Española relacionadoCon Second Spanish Republic
this entity surface form: Gobierno de la Segunda República Española
Miaja sideInConflict Second Spanish Republic
subject surface form: José Miaja
this entity surface form: Spanish Republic
Popular Army of the Republic country Second Spanish Republic
Popular Army of the Republic organizedBy Second Spanish Republic
this entity surface form: Government of the Spanish Republic
Guardia de Asalto country Second Spanish Republic
Guardia de Asalto ideologicalAlignment Second Spanish Republic
this entity surface form: Spanish Republic
Guardia de Asalto activeDuring Second Spanish Republic
Basque Army allegiance Second Spanish Republic
Basque Army politicalContext Second Spanish Republic
Catalan militias country Second Spanish Republic
Nationalist zone precededBy Second Spanish Republic
this entity surface form: Second Spanish Republic (as unified Spanish state)
George Nathan allegiance Second Spanish Republic
fall of Barcelona belligerent Second Spanish Republic
this entity surface form: Spanish Republic
fall of Barcelona controlledBefore Second Spanish Republic
this entity surface form: Spanish Republic