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he tried to drive on, he was shot in the back. Due to the severity of his wounds, Yagüe was relieved as a member of the Council and replaced by Luis Nieto de la Fuente, his deputy. On 24 December General Miaja proclaimed that militias should withdraw from all checkpoints around and within the city, to be replaced by Security and Assault Guards. There were various incidents where CNT or PCE members were found dead in the streets with their membership cards in their mouths. A decree was issued to disarm militiamen who did not have a permit from the Public Order Delegate, but the Council rejected the decree.
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On 12 December 1936 newspapers reported that the council had decided that the militia groups would be organized into regular army units, and only these units would be eligible for pay and provisions. On 23 December 1936 Yagüe was stopped at a roadblock on the Zaragoza road manned by anarchists. When
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arranged with Miaja for strong representation of Communists in the council. Miaja had been instructed that membership should include all parties "in proportion to their representation in the government." The communists gained more seats in the council than they should have on that basis. The PCE and
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should be seized, since he claimed they had been devoted "solely and exclusively to combating the government and the Popular Front." The measure was approved unanimously. José Cazorla then declared that he would take over all the POUM's buildings and vehicles, since it was now "illegal". This was
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By mandate of the political and trade union organizations, and in accordance with the order of the Government of the Republic, there has been constituted in Madrid a Junta of Defense. It is made up of all the organizations which form part of the Government and which contribute their effort to the
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halted the rebel advance, and the situation settled into a stalemate. The council was dominated by communists, who had superior organization and propaganda to the other groups. Their policy was to organize the militias into regular troops and focus on defeating the enemy, rather than to undertake
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wrote, mostly "young men who had voluntarily decided to remain in the city ready to participate actively in its defense." According to a group of parliamentarians from Britain who visited Madrid early in the struggle, "The Civil Government seems to be largely in the hands of young men, sometimes
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By April 1937 there was increasing tension between the CNT and the communists, and it seemed that the Socialists, Anarchists and Republicans were starting to form an anti-communist front. Largo Caballero was feeling increasingly isolated, and resented the public acclaim of Miaja's success. He
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The international press reported that Madrid would not be defended, and General Franco declared prematurely that the city had been liberated. Radio Lisbon even reported Franco's victorious entry into the city. On 7 November the first troops of Franco's Army of Africa reached the
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to govern the city and mobilize civilians for defense. Miaja was told to defend the capital "at all costs", an apparently hopeless assignment. In sealed orders, which Miaja opened after the politicians had left, he was given authority to create a Defense Council.
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barely of age. They are enthusiastic working-class lads mostly, who appear to be honestly and energetically trying to do their best." The communists held most of the important posts, and were strong in the Propaganda and Press department. The German communist
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The Defense Council was desperately short of men and munitions. However, Franco's forces were over-extended, with only 3,000 men available to push into the city, and Franco was naturally cautious. The first units of the
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Miaja let himself be controlled by the communists in the Defense Council, who had their own motives for making him a hero. However, during the last days of the Republic he supported the anti-communist coup of Colonel
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reached the city on 8 November 1936 and were immediately thrown into action. As more units came into action the rebel advance was halted. By 23 November a stalemate had been reached, with both sides exhausted.
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revolutionary activity. As time passed there was growing tension between the communists and more radical groups. The council was dissolved in April 1937 and replaced by a new city council.
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On 16 January 1937 the Council reorganized its propaganda department to give it greater control over censorship, exhibitions and posters. Most of the posters were produced by the UGT's
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had done nothing to prepare the capital's defenses for fear of alarming the population. The government fled from Madrid to Valencia on 6 November 1936, leaving General
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also passed without opposition. The communist press said the council's decision to close the paper was proof that the POUM was fascist. After the fall of
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in February 1937 the junta launched a campaign to purge the army of appointees by Largo Caballero who resisted its authority.
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Comunicaciones del II Congreso de historia del PCE: De la resistencia antifranquista a la creación de IU. Un enfoque social
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approached Madrid, brushing aside the untrained and ill-equipped militias they encountered. The government of the
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that disclosed that the JSU, which was responsible for public order, had closed an anarchist paper in which
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also readily joined the council, declaring "Long live Madrid without government!" The anti-Stalinist
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Because most of the leading politicians had left the city, the members of the council were, as
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on the edge of the city. Formation of the Madrid Defense Council was announced that day,
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dissolved the council on 23 April 1937. The pretext was an article in the CNT journal
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Miaja, a conservative but also a republican loyalist, was very close to the
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The Struggle for Madrid: The Central Epic of the Spanish Conflict, 1936-37
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claimed that the Soviet ambassador had intervened to have POUM excluded.
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and was the symbolic president of Casado's ephemeral government, the
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Fallen Sparrows: The International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War
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proposed that the POUM radio station in Madrid and its newspaper
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At the start of November 1936 the rebel armies led by General
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Ad-hoc governing body during the Spanish Civil War (1936–39)
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government of Madrid. It was based in the War Ministry.
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The Defense Council was restructured and renamed the
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Index

Spanish
Spanish Republic
1936
1937

Flag of
Flag
of
Coat of arms

Province of Madrid
Madrid
Demonym
40°25′08″N 3°41′31″W / 40.418889°N 3.691944°W / 40.418889; -3.691944
Council Republic
Motto
Spanish
President
José Miaja

Coat of arms
Spanish Civil War
Valencia
November 6
1936
November 7
1936
Siege of Madrid
November 8
1936

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