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Febryary 6th 1934 chaotic aftermath did most of the job for the Communists. It threw France into a chaos the troubled late 3rd republic could not handle.
And of course on July 18, 1936 some days before the end of the war Spain invaded Basque Country. Although this as only a way or re-asserting their domination on their OWN basque country (the Spanish side) it also send what was left of Kingdom of Action Française into full panic mode, since French Basque Country is not that far away from their capital of Lourdes. It was the final blow that led to collapse of the briefly reborn Catholic Kingdom of France.
The Spanish only briefly invaded French Basque country before retiring to their border, but the threat was strongly felt.
At some point Spain half jokingly threatened to get ride of Alfonso XIII (deposed in 1931) by making him king of France, or at least king of a rump kingdom of France somewhere in the Pyrénées, perhaps of Navarre, since like Basque country, Navarre exists on both sides of the frontier.
This spend shockwaves across l'Action Française, which had many french royalists in its ranks, except they were Orleanists.
The French and Spanish Bourbons separated at Louis XIV level - he had a brother (the ancestor of the Orleanists) vs two greatsons, the elder line extint in 1883 but the other still alive in Spain since Felipe V in 1700.
Strange days, really. And the French chaos could have extended elsewhere, notably southwards, into Spain.
Ya no hay Pirineos, joked many spanish people in 1936, although they were somewhat incredulous their northern neighbourgh went under so violently and so fast.
Particularly in 1934 when Asturias and its miners erupted into open revolt. While the revolt was crushed (bloodily) President Manuel Azanas very clearly got the message and quickly cleaned the most dangerous factions on the left and on the right.
In retrospect Spain itself probably dodged some bullets, notably a military uprising in February 1936.
And then the heirs of Napoleon entered the fray, too, in Corsica (of all places, obviously) although Mussolini quickly put an end to their dreams.
And of course on July 18, 1936 some days before the end of the war Spain invaded Basque Country. Although this as only a way or re-asserting their domination on their OWN basque country (the Spanish side) it also send what was left of Kingdom of Action Française into full panic mode, since French Basque Country is not that far away from their capital of Lourdes. It was the final blow that led to collapse of the briefly reborn Catholic Kingdom of France.
The Spanish only briefly invaded French Basque country before retiring to their border, but the threat was strongly felt.
At some point Spain half jokingly threatened to get ride of Alfonso XIII (deposed in 1931) by making him king of France, or at least king of a rump kingdom of France somewhere in the Pyrénées, perhaps of Navarre, since like Basque country, Navarre exists on both sides of the frontier.
This spend shockwaves across l'Action Française, which had many french royalists in its ranks, except they were Orleanists.
The French and Spanish Bourbons separated at Louis XIV level - he had a brother (the ancestor of the Orleanists) vs two greatsons, the elder line extint in 1883 but the other still alive in Spain since Felipe V in 1700.
Strange days, really. And the French chaos could have extended elsewhere, notably southwards, into Spain.
Ya no hay Pirineos, joked many spanish people in 1936, although they were somewhat incredulous their northern neighbourgh went under so violently and so fast.
Particularly in 1934 when Asturias and its miners erupted into open revolt. While the revolt was crushed (bloodily) President Manuel Azanas very clearly got the message and quickly cleaned the most dangerous factions on the left and on the right.
In retrospect Spain itself probably dodged some bullets, notably a military uprising in February 1936.
And then the heirs of Napoleon entered the fray, too, in Corsica (of all places, obviously) although Mussolini quickly put an end to their dreams.
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