Historia de la Segunda República española

Was the Second Spanish Republic an outbreak of freedom and culture frustrated by the violence of the reactionary classes that refused to lose their privileges? Or did the radicalism of republicans and socialists prevent its triumph? Was it an undemocratic democracy? The failure of the Primo de Rivera dictatorship led to the collapse of the monarchy of Alfonso XIII. After the victory of the monarchical candidates in the municipal elections of April 12, 1931, the Second Republic was proclaimed to popular enthusiasm. It is essential to delve into that historical period with the objectivity of professional historiography, since it is easy to get lost in details, anecdotes and focus only on two key personalities, Niceto Alcalá-Zamora and Manuel Azaña. For a true knowledge of this five-year period, it is necessary to adjust more to the data and the document than to the theoretical elucubration. Luis Palacios Bañuelos analyzes in this book education, cultural achievements, the economy, the social situation, the deterioration of politics and the unfavorable international context such as the crisis of 1929, the rise of fascism or communism... With the Front Popular, violence, the prerevolutionary environment and fear are installed in Spain and explain why the Civil War was reached in 1936. History of the Second Spanish Republic is a highly popular book that deals with the collective experience of the Spanish under its control. first attempt at democracy, an undertaking that failed but which involved the entire nation, all political groups and all its regions.