The Spanish Civil War

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The Spanish Civil War

La Guerra Civil Española

5 min486 words

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“The Spanish Civil War” (“La Guerra Civil Española” in Spanish) is a short non-fiction Spanish reading about war & conflict. Between 1936 and 1939, Spain was torn apart by a brutal civil war that shaped the nation for decades.

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Opens at B2 · 5 min read · 486 words · native-recorded audio

En julio de 1936, un grupo de generales del ejército español se rebeló contra el gobierno democrático de España. El líder más importante de los rebeldes era el general Francisco Franco. Así comenzó la Guerra Civil Española, uno de los conflictos más importantes del siglo XX en Europa.

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