March 28, 1939: War in Spain

The Spanish Civil War is a reminder of the precious nature of democracy.

After the Battle of Guadalajara, the Nationalist troops gave up in the attack to Madrid. In the meantime, the North, Asturias, Cantabria, and Bilbao, in the Basque Country, one of the most industrialized and modern regions of the country, had prepared an impregnable line of defense so that the coup forces could not occupy it. On 26 April 1937, several p…