17 jul 1936 ano - Assasination of Jose Calvo

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Spurred to action by the assassination of extreme-right leader José Calvo Sotelo by government security forces, a cadre of right-wing military officers makes its move. An army mutiny begins in Spanish Morocco, and, at dawn the following day, Gen. Francisco Franco broadcasts a manifesto from his base in the Canary Islands, declaring that the rebellion has begun. Although Franco’s Nationalist forces quickly occupy a number of provincial capitals, they are unable to secure Madrid, and the coup attempt devolves into civil war.

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