guerra civil

spanish bombs-the clash

By Sara Parra Rodriquez

index

1. The Clash

2. The song and the lyric

3. The lyric

4. Phrase to highlight

5. Historic context

6. The opposing sides

7. Causes of the war

8. Consequences of the war

the clash

The Clash was a British punk band that was active between 1976 and 1986. Their musical style was Alternative/Indie music and their members were Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon. The group was one of the most important and iconic of the first wave of punk that originated in the late 1970s. The Clash became a very influential band in world music and exhibited a political intent in their lyrics that would eventually become their fundamental distinguishing characteristic.

the song and the lyric

The song is Spanish Bombs. The lyrics of the song begin by mentioning Andalusia, which was one of the first areas of Spain where the resistance to the dictator Francisco Franco was strongest, and makes direct reference to the murder of the poet Federico García Lorca by the Civil Guard "Federico Lorca is dead and gone (...) The black cars of the Civil Guard" The song ends by mentioning the town of Granada, where Federico García Lorca lived and which became the scene of some of the most violent struggles. Granada was also a place that Joe Strummer visited frequently and felt very attached to.

the lyric

Spanish bombs, yo te quiero infinito Yo te quiero, oh mi corazón The hillsides ring with "Free the people" Or can I hear the echo from the days of '39? With trenches full of poets The ragged army, fixin' bayonets to fight the other line Spanish bombs rock the province I'm hearing music from another time Spanish bombs on the Costa Brava I'm flying in on a DC 10 tonight Spanish bombs, yo te quiero infinito Yo te quiero, oh mi corazón Spanish bombs, yo te quiero infinito Yo te quiero, oh mi corazón Oh mi corazón, oh mi corazón Spanish songs in Andalucía, Mandolina, oh mi corazón Spanish songs in Granada, oh mi corazón Oh mi corazón, oh mi corazón Oh mi corazón

Spanish songs in Andalucía The shooting sites in the days of '39 Oh, please, leave the vendanna open Federico Lorca is dead and gone Bullet holes in the cemetery walls The black cars of the Guardia Civil Spanish bombs on the Costa Rica I'm flying in a DC 10 tonight Spanish bombs, yo te quiero infinito Yo te quiero, oh mi corazón Spanish bombs, yo te quiero infinito Yo te quiero, oh mi corazón Spanish weeks in my disco casino The freedom fighters died upon the hill They sang the red flag They wore the black one But after they died it was Mockingbird Hill Back home the buses went up in flashes The Irish tomb was drenched in blood Spanish bombs shatter the hotels My senorita's rose was nipped in the bud Spanish bombs, yo te quiero infinito Yo te quiero, oh mi corazón

Oh, please, leave the vendanna open Federico Lorca is dead and gone Bullet holes in the cemetery walls The black cars of the Guardia Civil

Phrase to highlight

the clash

historic context

The Spanish Civil War or Spanish War, also known by the Spanish as the Civil War or simply the War, was a military conflict that would later also have repercussions in an economic crisis that was triggered in Spain after the partial failure of the coup d'état of the July 17 and 18, 1936 perpetrated by a part of the armed forces against the Government of the Second Republic. After the blockade of the Strait and the subsequent airlift that, thanks to the rapid collaboration of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, moved the rebel troops to mainland Spain in the last weeks of July, a civil war began that would end on 1 April 1939 with the last part of the war signed by Francisco Franco, declaring his victory and establishing a dictatorship that would last until his death on Thursday, November 20, 1975.

the opposing sides

VS

Republican flag

Franco's flag

causes of the war

• Socioeconomic inequality. Spain suffered from profound socioeconomic inequality, marked by high unemployment and numerous workers' strikes.
• Left expansion. Faced with the frustrations of the people, worker and peasant sectors adhered to the revolutionary agenda of the left in its different aspects, some moderate and others radical.
• The expansion of fascism. Conservatives feared the establishment of a Bolshevik-style communist regime. Consequently, many resisted and affirmed themselves in the fascist nationalism that was then growing in Europe.
• Concern about agrarian reform. The government of the Second Republic promoted an agrarian reform, whose terms aroused the fears of the affected sectors and left their beneficiaries dissatisfied.
• Anticlericalism. The Second Republic encouraged the persecution of the Catholic Church, radicalized between February and June 1936. In its beginnings, it involved the confiscation of property, the dissolution of religious orders and the prohibition of Christian education in schools. Later, it led to the destruction of churches and the murder of priests.
• Independence movements in emergency. The Spanish political unity was threatened by the strengthening of the Basque and Catalan independence movement, which affirmed the nationalism of the State among the conservatives.
• Political instability and radicalization. Since its proclamation in 1931, the Second Republic faced several coups and internal rebellions. The growing radicalization of both the right and the left separated the moderate sectors.
• The attempted coup of 1936. The attempted coup between July 17 and 18, 1936 was the trigger for the Spanish civil war. By not winning throughout the territory, he unleashed the armed conflict for control of Spain.

consequences of the war

The war destroyed a significant number of buildings, including homes, civil service buildings, industries, heritage buildings, churches, etc. Establishment of the dictatorship. After the victory of the national side, Francisco Franco established a dictatorship that lasted until his death in 1975.