Azana's Changes + the Reactions - OPENING PRISONS

Question 1

What did the gov do to the prisons?

Answer 1

most controversial/ impulsive action of the PF gov - released all detained in 1934 ‘revolutions’ - amnesty declared for those prisoners

Question 2

Which prisons were opened?
BUT what happened

Answer 2

prisons opened in Oviedo, Valencia, Catalonia
BUT
not all released were by gov approval = sense that gov not fully in control

Question 3

What happened as a result of opening the prisons?

Answer 3

increased friction between the left + right

Question 4

What did Gil Robles say abt the prisons opening?

Answer 4

Gil Robles speech in the Cortes he highlighted that from Feb-June 1936:
- 1,300 serious civilian injuries
- 270 deaths
- 300 significant strikes
- 400 attacks on key political buildings
- incl. 250 churches

Question 5

What did the prisons opening renew?

Answer 5

renewed fears of anti-clericalism revival seen between 1931-33