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 Spanish Civil
War, 1936-1939 In
July 1936, Spanish army units stationed in
Morocco proclaimed a revolution against Spain's
government. Most army units in Spain then rose in
revolt, and they soon won control of about a
third of the country. Francisco Franco entered
Madrid in March 1939, and the remaining Loyalist
forces surrendered on April 1st. |
 King Ferdinand
V, along with his Queen, Isabella,
united many of the kingdoms on the Iberian
Peninsula to create most of what is now known as
Spain. During his reign Christopher Columbus
"discovered" the New World, and Spain's
influence spread across the Atlantic Ocean. |
 Kingdom
of Spain: Facts and Figures The
Spanish Coat of Arms bears emblems of the
traditional kingdoms of Spain on the shield,
which is flanked by two columns representing the
Pillars of Hercules. |
 Charles IV
became king because his elder brother was
mentally retarded and an epileptic. He himself,
however, proved to be a no better choice, and his
throne was dominated by France. |
 Gibraltar
is a British dependency on the southern coast of
Spain. It lies on a narrow peninsula near the
entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. The Rock of
Gibraltar, a huge limestone mass, occupies most
of Gibraltar's 2.3 square miles. |
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