Rebel Zone Flashcards
which generals were executed by republic side
Villegas in Madrid
Goded and Moxó in Barcelona
quote - mola ordered officials to terrorise …
‘those who do not think as we do’
example of area near gibraltar
rebels took over in 3 days
6 people killed by left
411 people killed by military rebels
example of cadiz
landowners rode through countryside looking for lefts to shoot
what was the affect of the violence
control
long term social acquiesence - subdues population
what does general queipo do
starts radio broadcast in seville boasting about how many people they’re killing, encourages army to be brutal
quote from general queipo’s press assistant
‘urged on his troops to rape women and recounted with crude sarcasm brutal scenes of this sort’
what happened in badajoz
rebels gathered up 3000 ‘reds’ and executed them in the bull ring.
how many people are estimated to have died in the rebel zone
150-160,000
who did they target in the rebel zone?
people who represented the republic
politically active, urban workers, intellectuals, ‘new’ women
key reasons for francos rise to power
propaganda as ‘man of destiny’
deaths of most serious rivals
controlled army of africa
worked with hitler and mussolini
how many men did they get from morrocan protectorate
70,000
quote from mola on terror
‘it is necessary to spread an atomsphere of terror’
example of valladolid
40 republicans prisoners shot every dawn in valladolid
example of granada
population 150,000, 4,500 deaths, incl Lorca
