The Nationalists were trying to overthrow the republic.
Who led the Nationalists?
The Nationalists were led by General Francisco Franco.
Seeing the popes who occupied the throne of Saint Peter for much of the Middle Ages, one might wonder if, when they were elected, the Almighty was looking the other way or confused with other issues, because what a troop. In fact, the curia itself was aware of the characters who had worn the fisherm
The memorial service in memory of Nikitas Stamatelopoulos or Nikitaras was held in Chiliomodi, Corinthia. As stated by the Deputy Minister of Development and Investments Christos Dimas in his post on social media: Honor and glory to the heroes of 1821. Today, as every year, a memorial service w
American researchers, who relied on an improved tree-dating technique, announced around 1560 B.C. as the most likely date for the powerful Minoan eruption of the volcano of Thira (Santorini). The dating of the explosion, one of the most powerful ever to have occurred on Earth, is a major challeng
What were the Sieges of Zaragoza and why did their fame resonate throughout the world as an example of courage, resistance to tyranny, and defense of freedom, to the point that when in 1944 the Germans destroyed the Warsaw ghetto, one of the favorite slogans of the resisters was “Remember Zaragoza!”