Early Spanish Republic: Modernization and Political Turmoil

Study Notes

Gobierno provisional anuncia transformationes para modernizar y democratizar España.
España en 1931: subdesarrollado, 44% of population unable to read or write, lack of schools and teachers.
Gobierno focuses on education and military reform, with limited success.
Anticlericalism leads to violence against religious buildings.
Constitución de la República approve in June 1931, introducing democracia parlamentaria and autonomy.
Republican-socialist parties win elections, socialists form government with focus on workers' rights.
Division among workers' syndicates, anarchists call for insurrection.
First military coup attempt by General Sanjurjo in August 1932, easily suppressed.
Azaña pushes forward with catalán estatuto and agrarian reform.
Catalonia declared autonomous region within Spain, but agrarian reform faces resistance.
Anarchist uprising in Casas Viejas results in brutal repression, leading to political crisis and Azaña's resignation.
New elections called for November 1933.

Key facts:

Gobierno provisional proposes transformation of Spain
Spain in 1931: subdesarrollado, 44% illiterate
Education and military reform efforts
Anticlerical violence
Approval of the Constitución de la República
Republican-socialist parties win elections
Division among workers' syndicates
First military coup attempt
Catalonia declared autonomous region
Agrarian reform and resistance
Anarchist uprising and Azaña's resignation.

Context: The text describes the early days of the Spanish Republic, focusing on the government's efforts to modernize and democratize Spain, religious tensions, education, military reform, and labor issues. Key events include the approval of the Constitución de la República, the division among workers' syndicates, the first military coup attempt, and the anarchist uprising in Casas Viejas. Throughout, the text highlights the challenges faced by the new government and the political turmoil that ensued.

Description

This quiz covers the early days of the Spanish Republic, including the government's efforts to modernize and democratize Spain, religious tensions, education and military reform, and labor issues. Key events such as the approval of the Constitución de la República, division among workers' syndicates, the first military coup attempt, and the anarchist uprising in Casas Viejas are highlighted.