Picture No | 10218023 |
Date | 1936 |
Description | The Crew of the 'Miguel de Cervantes' give the Socialist sal |
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Photograph showing the stern of the Republican cruiser 'Miguel de Cervantes', with the crew giving the Socialist clenched-fist salute, 1936. At the start of the Spanish Civil War, the majority of the Spanish Navy ships remained loyal to the Republican government, but many of the crews had to arrest their officers, who were sympathic to the Nationalist cause.
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Source | Illustrated London News. 1936. top of page 187. |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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