The Spanish Civil War | How Did Spain Become Democratic?

What was the Spanish Civil War?

Between 1936 and 1939 the proud nation of Spain was ravaged by civil war as two factions, the recently established 2nd Spanish Republic, and Fransisco Franco's Nationalist rebels, tore apart the country. The Nationalists would ultimately claim victory, but in the wake of their triumph they established a 35 year-long dictatorship under Franco, yet with the Generalissimo's death, and the accession of a new King, Juan Carlos I, Spain was able to transition to democracy without bloodshed.

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