The Rise Of Australasia-Chapter 1101 - 825: The Spanish Civil War

Because of the wedding between Prince Juan and Princess Anna Miller, the exiled Spanish royal family became one of the focal points of European citizens' attention for a short period.

However, at the same time, the situation within Spain was not good. The struggle between the left and the right wings had plunged Spain's political situation into considerable chaos.

Both parties adhered to a policy of opposition for the sake of opposition, which not only failed to generate any growth in Spain's industry and economy since the fall of the country but even led to an extremely awkward and terrible negative growth.

For Spanish nobility and major manor owners, such chaotic circumstances didn't have much impact.

After all, most of Spain's land and resources were controlled by these classes; for them, the government's turmoil was actually inconsequential.

But for the ordinary Spanish populace, the instability of government order seriously affected their quality of life.

Although Spain had emerged from the shadows of the economic crisis, that did not mean that Spain's economy had revived after the crisis.

On the contrary, the economic order in Spain after the end of the economic crisis became even more chaotic.

Especially after the country's downfall, any policy set by any government would quickly be completely negated after the next government took office.

Fatally, since the revolution erupted in 1931 and the establishment of the Second Spanish Republic, Spain underwent 28 governments in around three years, with an average tenure of only about a month each.

This is a highly exaggerated figure, and it also indicates how chaotic Spain was at this time.

The officers knew their tenure was not going to be long, so naturally, they wouldn't possibly exhaust their minds creating policies for national development.

Every government focused their efforts on domestic consumption and struggle, which further intensified Spain's internal contradictions.

Up to now, the contradictions between the various classes within Spain had become very sharp, even reaching an irreconcilable state.

First of all, there were the conflicts between the new Spanish Republic and the old landlords and aristocratic classes.

The history of the Kingdom of Spain was too long, which led to the birth of a large number of landowners and grand nobility.

Even if the kingdom collapsed, these major landowners and aristocracy were not so easily eradicated.

Landlords and nobility occupied most of the positions in Spain's military and government, which was one of the reasons for the frequent changes in Spanish regime.

Another very fatal point was the conflict between the Spanish Republic and the Catholic Church.

According to the Spanish constitution, the government and the Church should be separate and not interfere with each other.

But when the Second Spanish Republic was established, it tried to form an anti-Catholic government and strongly interfered with the Catholic Church.

Such actions caused dissatisfaction within the Spanish Catholic Church and intensified the contradiction between the government and Catholicism.

Eventually, the Spanish government even began to allow radical anti-Catholic individuals to attack monasteries and believers.

As a countermeasure, the Spanish Catholic Church also began spreading anti-Republican Government ideas among the believers.

And for most ordinary people, the welfare system for workers and citizens was not effectively implemented; most Spanish capitalists did not comply with the eight-hour work system.

The result of this was a significant decrease in the quality of life for the Spanish people, who were very dissatisfied with the government and the current situation, stoking the flames of unrest within Spain even higher.

Spain was far from stable. In the second year after the fall of the kingdom, in August 1932, José Sanjurjo, a military man, tried to stage a coup, but failed and was imprisoned.

However, José Sanjurjo's coup d'etat pointed out a clear path for those who had always been unable to reach the center of power in Spain.

If peaceful means could not achieve their aims, then it might be better to declare war on the political enemies who shared different viewpoints.

At this time in Spain, besides the internal contradictions and disputes, there was also a considerable amount of intervention from external forces.

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Firstly, the two major European military blocs, seeking allies, both turned their eyes towards Spain, which held an important geographical position.

Secondly, because of Gibraltar, the British paid great attention to Spain and would not allow Spain to fall into the hands of their enemies.

In addition, the union of the Spanish royal family with the Australasian royal family extended Australasian influence to Spain as well.

This also meant that a small Spain had gathered the attention, including Germany, Italy, France, the Austrian Empire, the British Empire, and the Australasian Empire, of the six great powers.

With the intervention of these six powers, it was impossible for Spain not to erupt into a civil war.

As expected, in September 1934, Spain experienced a large-scale uprising that eventually evolved into a widespread civil war throughout the country.

The cause of the civil war must mention last year's elections in Spain. The right-wing radical Republican Party won, with Alejandro Lerroux serving as President.

After the right-wing Political Party regained control of the government, they completely canceled the reforms enacted by the previous administration, abolished the Spanish constitution and the regional laws, and released many right-wing and royalist party members.

But this immediately caused dissatisfaction among the left-wing Political Parties and prompted the second election in Spain.

The second election completely changed the situation of the first election, the left-wing Political Parties returned to the ruling position in Spain, and they began to violently suppress the right-wing Political Parties.