A Look at Spanish Civil War
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Spain marks the beginning of its civil war as July 18, 1936, when Gen. Francisco Franco mounted a military uprising against the leftist government in Madrid.
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Seventy years after the start of the Spanish civil war, which led to 37 years of military dictatorship, writer Jorge Semprun told an academic forum discussing the conflict that it was a &quot;just&quot; fight against fascism and criticised &quot;revisionist&quot; claims to the contrary.
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I am reminded of an event 93 years ago, in which Franz Ferdinand was shot, plummetting Europe into war. World War III is coming, and the flashpoint is the Islamic world. Much like Serbia in 1913, it is fragile and fragmented and there is a determination by a large focused interest group to see violence done in the name of their agenda. And, in the use of violence, they have successfully advanced their agenda.
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By Graham Keeley in Barcelona  A battle is raging in the world of flamenco which is almost as passionate as Spain's most quintessential art form.   Purists are fighting to stop the dance and music from being "ruined", as they see it, by modernists introducing new influences.
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The Spanish government has approved a divisive bill allowing reparations for victims of the Spanish Civil War and the ensuing dictatorship of Gen. Francisco Franco, one of the darkest chapters of Spain's modern history.
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Polling stations opened Sunday in Spain&#39;s regional and municipal elections, a major test for the Socialist government ahead of general elections expected next year.
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Threats by hooded gunmen and torched  buses have not yet derailed Spain's planned peace talks with  ETA, but may show the Basque separatist guerrilla group's  patience is beginning to wear thin.
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Spain&#39;s ruling Socialists face a battle  to win back support in Madrid before next year&#39;s general  election after the capital voted in favor of the opposition in  regional polls.
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Many visitors to Spain tend toward the cities of Madrid, Barcelona and the more Mediterranean-flavored south.
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The Spanish energy sector, the scene of clashes between political and corporate forces in the last 12 months, was the scene of more titanic stake-building moves.
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Â· Record deployment of paratroopersÂ· Country may be sliding to civil war
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Music inspired and made by Spanish Gypsies, Colombians grappling with the effects of war, and internacionalistas making music for the age of globalization had one thing in common this year: fusing old and new ...
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France and Germany - united around Spain. It was an intentional contrast to the picture presented to the world 18
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Spain's Socialist government has made more effort than its conservative predecessor to improve relations with Gibraltar, the chief minister of the disputed British colony has said in an interview.
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First the militia fighters thought of hacking the bishop to death with an ax. In the end, they showed pity and shot him Â one of hundreds of executions of Roman Catholic clergy as civil war erupted in Spain.
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As Spain prepares to decide on three large defense procurements by the end of the year, the Socialist government of Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, elected in March, may have to weigh the political ...
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Spain's Socialist government is on the defensive just two months ahead of a general election that polls show will be closely fought following the publication last week of weak economic data.