SANTIAGO CASARES QUIROGA

Prieto had repeatedly warned the Prime Minister that there was a military coup in preparation to oust his government and establish a Fascist dictatorship. The Prime Minister was blind to the Spanish reality of the day, ignored the plotters, and the coup was the beginning of the tragic Spanish Civil War.

Prieto had repeatedly warned the Prime Minister that there was a military coup in preparation to oust his government and establish a Fascist dictatorship. The Prime Minister was blind to the Spanish reality of the day, ignored the plotters, and the coup was the beginning of the tragic Spanish Civil War.