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)
• Civil War and dictatorship (17 July 1936–20 November 1975)
• Revolutions, dictatorships and the Cold War (1945–1990)

Its events

1. 20 November 1910–1920: The Mexican Revolution begins
2. 5 February 1917: The Constitution of 1917 and Article 27
3. c. 1922–1926: Mexican muralism is born at San Ildefonso
4. 1951: The Association of Academies of the Spanish Language
5. 2 October 1968: Tlatelolco, 2 October 1968
6. 19 September 1985: The Mexico City earthquake of 1985