Conflict between Republicans and Nationalists resulted in the Nationalists' victory and Francisco Franco's rise to power.

The Spanish Civil War was a brutal conflict that tore apart Spain from 1936 to 1939. It started when General Francisco Franco led a military uprising against the elected government of the Second Spanish Republic. The war witnessed intense battles and the involvement of foreign powers, with Franco's Nationalist forces receiving support from Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, while the Republican side received assistance from the Soviet Union and international volunteers. It was a conflict characterized by political, ideological, and regional divisions within Spain. The war resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and witnessed widespread atrocities on both sides. Franco eventually emerged victorious, establishing a dictatorship that would last until his death in 1975. The Spanish Civil War remains a significant moment in Spain's history, shaping the country's political landscape for decades to come. #SpanishCivilWar #FranciscoFranco #SecondSpanishRepublic