To the vast surprise of Premier Manuel Azana and his Socialist coalition government, municipal elections in 2,500 Spanish towns and villages last month rolled up impressive Conservative and Royalist majorities. It was the first nationwide chance women have ever had to vote in Spain, the first nationwide chance Spaniards have had to express themselves on the Republic.
As soon as returns reached the Cortes, Conservative deputies were up in their seats yelling for power. Oppositionists gathered under the spokesmanship of a fiery Sevillian, Martinez Barrios. Premier Azana, fighting not only for the Socialist...
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