Outbreak of the Spanish civil war
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European History [1]
BY SPRING 1936 THE PLOT TO OVERTHROW THE OUTBREAK OF THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR COUP D'?TAT Generals Mola, Goded, Fanjul and Franco (later) Sanjurjo was nominal leader but he was in exile in Portugal Mola became the main organiser Included lots of younger, more junior officers Met 8 March 1936 Agreed that if Caballero took over the government or a communist revolution took place then they would act to take over major towns, specifically Madrid POPULAR FRONT RESPONSE Transferred some generals to less central or less important commands Franco ? Canary Islands Goded ? The Balearics Mola ?Pamplona in Navarre (left him in a stronger position to negotiate with the Carlists) SUPPORT Alfonsist monarchists ? Calvo Sotelo?s National Bloc CEDA ? Gil Robles