#OtD 19 Jul 1936 after a right-wing coup by General Franco, workers across Spain took up arms and launched a social revolution. The ensuing civil war pitted the working class against Spanish capitalists, German Nazis and Italian fascists. More in our pod: https://workingclasshistory.com/2020/06/17/e39-the-spanish-civil-war-an-introduction/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon