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With the capture of Bilbao and Santander the only remaining Spanish Republican stronghold in the north of Spain was Gijón and its surrounding area. The Spanish Nationalists, led by Generals Antonio Aranda and José Solchaga, launched an offensive through the mountains of Leon and along the coast from the east to capture Gijón.
Jan 12, 2023 · In the south, the important city of Málaga fell, with the Nationalists massacring defenders and civilians. In the north, Franco was advancing on the Basque Country, Asturias, and Cantabria. The loss of Basque and Asturian iron ore, coal, and industry was a crucial loss.
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Asturias played an important role in the uprising that King Alfonso V of Portugal initiated in favor of the succession rights of his niece Joanna and against Isabella the Catholic, following the death of King Henry IV.
Jul 24, 2016 · The mountainous Spanish terrain precluded the massed tank attacks and deep-penetration mechanized offensives of World War II. But it did provide invaluable experience to Hitler’s military ...
Oct 6, 2020 · What exacerbated fears in Asturias was a new heavy-handed policing strategy which served to materialise and render plausible the threat of authoritarianism in everyday life. This took the form of searching workers and left-wing political centres for arms in order to combat unrest.
Much of the reason for Spanish reluctance to join the war was due to Spain's reliance on imports from the United States. Spain also was still recovering from its civil war, and Franco knew his armed forces would not be able to defend the Canary Islands and Spanish Morocco from a British attack.
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Mainly the Report stated that Spain should remain neutral unless Suez was conquered by Axis. In that case it advised to attack Gibraltar and use Spanish Navy to blockade Gibraltar, assuming that Spain would lose Canary Islands. Franco was impressed by the report and decided not to enter in the war.
