The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of the Second Spanish Republic. The Civil War devastated Spain from July 17, 1936 to April 1, 1939, ending with the victory of the rebels and the founding of a dictatorship led by the Nationalist General Francisco Franco.
An interesting glossary.
http://www.bfi.org.uk/nftva/catalogues/catalogue/9
Here you have some web addresses on how the war evolved.
http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/spain_cw.htm
http://www2.bc.edu/~heineman/maps/SpCW.html
