Catholicism, War and the Foundation of Francoism: The Juventud de Acción Popular in Spain, 1931-1939

371 Pages·2010·47.99 MB·English

by  Sid Lowe

DP 269.8 .R4 L68 2010
Lowe, Sid.
Catholicism, war and the
foundation of Francoism

Catholicism, War
and the Foundation
oi Francoism
The Catiada Blanch | Sussex Academic
Studies on Contemporary Spain
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1. Spain—History—CivilWar, 1936-1939—Religiousaspects.
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Contents
The Catiada Blanch Centrefor Contemporary Spanish Studies ix
Series Editor's Preface xii
Acknowledgements xiv
GlossaryandAbbreviations xvii
ListofUlustrations xix
Introduction: ‘Immense shame, physical repugnance’: Responding 1
to the Republic
TheSpanishRightandtheJAPafter 1931
I ‘The youth ofthe new Spain’: The Crusade to Save the Fatherland 15
TheJAPuntilOctober 1934
II ‘Aniron fist against the anti-Spain’: Bringing in the New State 47
TheJAPfrom October 1934 toDecember 1935
III ‘To win or to die’: The General Elections 76
TheJAPfromDecember 1935 toFebruary 1936
IV ‘We'll become Nazis ifwe have to’: The Ominous Spring 109
TheJAPfrom February toJuly 1936
V_ ‘Selfless auxiliaries, enthusiastic servants’:Joining the Rising 154
TheJAPfromJuly to December 1936
VI ‘Militias ofsacrifice’: The Crusade for God, Spain and 190
the New Strate
TheJAPatwaruntilApril 1937
Conclusion: ‘A magnificent harvest’: The Destruction of 229
Democracy in Spain
TheJAP, the RightandFascismfrom 1931 to 1937