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How did the Spanish civil war begin?

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In July, 1936, Gen. Francisco Franco led an army revolt in Morocco. Rightist groups rebelled in Spain, and the army officers led most of their forces into the revolutionary (Nationalist or Insurgent) camp. In N Spain the revolutionists, under Gen. Emilio Mola , quickly overran most of Old Castile, Navarre, and W Aragon. They also captured some key cities in the south.

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