Revolution, war and dictatorship

Revolución, guerra y dictadura

1898–1975. The twentieth century brought revolution to Mexico and Cuba, civil war and almost forty years of dictatorship to Spain, and long struggles over land, oil and…

What happened

The twentieth century brought revolution to Mexico and Cuba, civil war and almost forty years of dictatorship to Spain, and long struggles over land, oil and foreign companies to much of Latin America. Millions of Europeans emigrated to the Americas, and later millions of Latin Americans moved to the cities or went north. Writers from Lorca to García Márquez made literature in Spanish famous around the world.

Within it

• The Mexican Revolution and its legacy (1910–1940)
• The Second Republic (14 April 1931–17 July 1936)
• Civil War and dictatorship (17 July 1936–20 November 1975)
• Revolutions, dictatorships and the Cold War (1945–1990)

Its events

1. c. 1922–1926: Mexican muralism is born at San Ildefonso
2. 16 December 1927–August 1936: The Generation of '27 and Lorca
3. 17 July 1936–1 April 1939: The Spanish Civil War
4. 1951: The Association of Academies of the Spanish Language
5. 1 January 1959: The Cuban Revolution