1936 in Spain explained

Incumbents

• President: Manuel Azaña
• Prime Minister

Santiago Casares Quiroga until July 19, Francisco Largo Caballero

Events

• July 17–18 – July 1936 military uprising in Melilla
• July 18–25 – July 1936 military uprising in Seville
• July 18–20 – Siege of Cuartel de la Montaña
• July 19 – July 1936 military uprising in Barcelona^[1]
• July 19–27 – Siege of Cuartel de Loyola
• July 19-August 16 – Siege of Gijón
• July 19-October 16 – Siege of Oviedo
• July 20-23 – July 1936 coup d'état in Granada
• July 21-September 27 – Siege of the Alcázar
• August 14 – Battle of Badajoz (1936)
• August 19-September 5 – Battle of Irún
• September 3 – Battle of Talavera de la Reina (1936)

Births

• 7 March – Antonio Mercero, film director and screenwriter (d. 2018)^[2]
• 15 March – Francisco Ibáñez Talavera, cartoonist and writer (d. 2023)^[3]
• 4 May – El Cordobés, matador^[4]
• 18 May – Francisco Laína, politician (b. 2022)^[5]
• 3 July – Jerónimo Saavedra, president of the Canary Islands (d. 2023)^[6]
• 30 July – Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz, royal (d. 2020)^[7]
• 31 August – Fernando Abril Martorell, politician (d. 1998)

Deaths

• July 12 – José Castillo (Spanish Civil War) (born 1901)
• July 13 – José Calvo Sotelo (born 1893)
• July 20 – José Sanjurjo (born 1872) and Francisco Ascaso (born 1901)
• July 30  - Joaquín Abati (born 1865)
• August 4 – Antonio Azarola y Gresillón (born 1874)
• August 5
  • José Manuel Puelles de los Santos (born 1894)
  • Marcelino Valentín Gamazo (born 1879)
• August 8 – Ceferino Giménez Malla (born 1861)
• August 11 – Blas Infante (born 1885)
• August 12 – Manuel Goded Llopis (born 1882)
• August 17 – José María of Manila (born 1880) and Alexandre Bóveda (born 1903)
• August 19 – Federico García Lorca (born 1898)
• August 22 – Melquíades Álvarez (politician) (born 1864)
• August 23 – Julio Ruiz de Alda Miqueleiz (born 1897) and José María Albiñana (born 1883)
• August 31 – Joaquín Milans del Bosch (born 1854)
• September 5 – Federico Borrell García (born 1912)
• September 29 – Alfonso Beorlegui Canet (born 1888)
• October 2 – Bartolomé Blanco (born 1914)
• October 29 – Ramiro de Maeztu (born 1875) and Ramiro Ledesma Ramos (born 1905)
• November 20 – Buenaventura Durruti (born 1896) and José Antonio Primo de Rivera (born 1903)
• November 28 – Pedro Muñoz Seca (born 1879)

See also

• List of Spanish films of the 1930s
• Spanish Civil War

Bibliography

• Thomas, Hugh. The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. 2001. London.

Notes and References

1. Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p.237
2. https://www.antoniomercero.eus/en/bizitza-pertsonala Biography
3. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jul/18/tributes-pour-in-after-spanish-cartoonist-francisco-ibanez-talavera-dies-aged-87-mortadelo-and-filemon Tributes pour in after Spanish cartoonist Francisco Ibáñez Talavera dies aged 87
4. News: El Cordobés returns. 4 March 1978. Ottawa Citizen. 37. 17 September 2012.
5. https://elpais.com/espana/2022-01-08/muere-francisco-laina-presidente-del-gobierno-de-los-subsecretarios-durante-el-23-f.html Muere Francisco Laína, presidente del Gobierno provisional de secretarios y subsecretarios durante el 23-F
6. https://www.ugt.es/ugt-lamenta-el-fallecimiento-de-jeronimo-saavedra UGT lamenta el fallecimiento de Jerónimo Saavedra
7. https://www.europanostra.org/in-memoriam-hrh-infanta-dona-pilar-de-borbon-president-of-europa-nostra-2007-2009/ IN MEMORIAM – HRH Infanta Doña Pilar de Borbón, President of Europa Nostra (2007-2009)