The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict that devastated Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939. It began after an attempted coup d'état against the government of the Second Spanish Republic, then under the leadership of president Manuel Azaña, by a group of Spanish Army generals, supported by the conservative Spanish Confederation of the Autonomous Right ...
Start date:
- Jul 17, 1936
End date:
- Apr 1, 1939
