Spanish Constitution of 1931
The Spanish Constitution of 1931 was approved by the Constituent Assembly on 9 December 1931. It was the constitution of the Second Spanish Republic and was in force until 1 April 1939. This was the second period of Spanish history in which both head of state and head of government were democratically elected.
Preface to the Spanish Constitution of 1931
Proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic on 14 April 1931 in Barcelona.
Commemorative stamp
The Spanish Republic, commonly known as the Second Spanish Republic, was the form of government in Spain from 1931 to 1939. The Republic was proclaimed on 14 April 1931 after the deposition of King Alfonso XIII. It was dissolved on 1 April 1939 after surrendering in the Spanish Civil War to the Nationalists led by General Francisco Franco.
Allegory of the Spanish Republic, displaying republican symbolism such as the Phrygian cap and the motto Libertad, Igualdad, Fraternidad
Workers arrested by the Guardia Civil and Guardia de Asalto during the Asturian miners' strike of 1934
Column of Guardias Civiles during the 1934 Asturian Revolution, Brañosera
Calvo Sotelo dressed in the uniform of the Cuerpo de Abogados del Estado.
