The Catholic Church and the Spanish Civil War

Diego Hidalgo, who as Minister of War in 1934 had put his confidence in Franco and appointed him…

... in contrast to the Republic, which, in accordance with its anti-militaristic character,…

When the Catalan campaign ended on 22 February 1939, Count Ciano wrote in his diary: The situation…

Those who were going to be shot were usually given the opportunity to receive absolution. In their…

A Falange prayer book contains the following ‘Prayer for the Fallen’: Keep out of our hearing, O…

A telegram from Franco to the military commander of Palma de Mallorca, dated 12 August 1936 (in…

The taking of Badajoz cost the attackers considerable casualties, which were avenged by the…

Queipo entrusted General Castejo´n, who arrived with the first legionaries from Africa, with the…

...the repression in Africa was hard and sudden: the officers who had not been invited to join the…

It has sometimes been said that the Protestants were respected, since they kept themselves out of…