Events from the year 1939 in Spain.
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Incumbents
edit- President: Manuel Azaña until March 3, Francisco Franco as leader
- Prime Minister: Juan Negrín until April 1, Francisco Franco
Events
edit- January 3 – The news agency EFE, based in Madrid, is officially founded as a limited company.[1]
- January 5-February 4: Battle of Valsequillo
- January 26 - Catalonia Offensive: Nationalist forces capture Barcelona.
- February 7–9 - Battle of Menorca (1939)
- February 10 - Nationalists close Spanish border with France.
- February 16 - the high command of the Republican army tells Negrín that further military resistance was impossible.[2]
- February 27 - United Kingdom and France recognized Francisco Franco's Nationalist government.[3]
- March 4–7 - Cartagena Uprising.
- March 7 - Nationalist transport ship SS Castillo de Olite sunk by Republican shore batteries while entering the port of Cartagena.
- March 5: coup of Segismundo Casado.[4][5][6]
- March 5: National Defence Council formed
- March 26-April 1: Final offensive of the Spanish Civil War
Births
editDeaths
edit- March 15 - Luis Barceló (b. 1896)
- November 15 - Etelvino Vega (b. 1906)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "History | English edition | Agencia EFE". www.efe.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
- ^ Thomas, Hugh 2001. pp.867–868
- ^ Graham, Helen 2005. p. 165
- ^ Thomas, Hugh 2001. p.873
- ^ Thomas, Hugh 2001. p.875
- ^ Thomas, Hugh 2001. p.876-878