FRANCO AND AZANA: Victor and Vanquished.(Spain's Civil War)

From: History Today | Date: May 1, 1999| Author: Preston, Paul | Copyright information

General Emilio Mola announced in intentions to free Spain from the chaos of anarchy. He blamed this anarchy on the President of the Republic, Manuel Azana. Two cultures are represented by the conflict. Mola is the soldier protecting old imperial Spain, and Azana iccommitted to modernization of Spain.

The rival leaders in Spain's Civil War were as different as the causes they embodied, Paul Preston compares their contrasting characters

Late in the evening of August 15th...

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