THE AFTERMATH OF THE INNER CONFLICT IN SPAIN

Spain experienced a civil war from 1936 to 1939 while at the same time there were rivalries amongst the European powers: Britain and France, Germany and Italy and the Soviet Union.  In that context, the Republicans as well as The Nationalists wanted to gain control in Spain which resulted in one of the most savage civil conflicts Europe had ever seen.

The repression was enormous in the Nationalist side as well as in the Republican one. Executions and murders were common in those civil war days. On the national side, most of the executions were directed to labor and peasant militants, but also against some intellectuals such as Federico García Lorca. The ones who suffered the republican repression were mostly priests and clerics and some lays related to Church and the wealthier classes. It s likely that that situation has been the bloodiest persecution in the history of Christianity. Although the exact number of death people during the war is in dispute nowadays, the magnitudes of the repression exerted on the clergy are already familiar. Twenty percent of all clergy, 13 bishops, 4,172 priests, 2,364 monks and friars and 283 nuns and sisters in Spain were murdered during the civil war as a result of political and ideological differences among the two sides.

Universally known is the fact that “the Catholic Church is never bound to one form of government more than to another, provided the Divine rights of God and of Christian consciences are safe”. However, the Church´s alliance to the right side was clearly opposite to that of the left. The Republic constituted a real and grave danger to the Church and its message of hope and salvation, that could have been  the reason why the Church saw Franco as a tool of salvation. Despite the fact that most of the Spain population identified with Franco and the Church, they were not strong enough to impede the Republicans to advance. The historic privileges  of the Roman Catholic Church were attacked. Priests were no longer paid by the state so their salaries were no longer part of the Roman Catholic Church. That religious institution and the government were made two separate entities. Moreover, religious education in schools was stopped since the Church lost credibility among people.

It was not a little war, that civil conflict in Spain provoked not only deaths but also caused irreparable damage in several cities which lead people to tell a story with no end. It is almost impossible to calculate the number of casualties and only an approximation can de made, but it is estimated that some 500,000 died (though some versions say it is closer to one million). Thousands were exiled, many of them to France and South America. Despite all those atrocities, the Spanish civil war inspired several important artists to create thousands of paintings, novels, poetry and films that recount this dark time in Spanish history.

OUTLINE:

Introduction
ARGUMENTATIVE THESIS STATEMENT
(...) 'the Republicans as well as The Nationalists wanted to gain control in Spain which resulted in one of the most savage civil conflicts Europe had ever seen'


Supplementary material

1. Repression, murders and executions
2. Catholic Church outcome

Conclusion

(...) It was not a little war, that civil conflict in Spain provoked not only deaths but also caused irreparable damage in several cities which lead people to tell a story with no end.


GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

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METACOGNITIVE ANALYSIS-WRITING

I am used to writing, I have always written many genres, for instance, poems, tales, narratives, introductions of essays. However I did not use to write following certains steps or a specific organization since I did not have any supporting theory just my own conviction. Nevertheless, I have learned and tried to implement different theories and models since this year. Undoubtedly, the latter has help me to improve on my writing and what is more, I am writing safely and consciously.


 As regards vocabulary and management of grammar structures , I used to write and use similar words and despite the fact that I did use the dictionary to look for words, I did not do it as a means of upgrading and enriching my vocabulary. I have been trying to incorporate new words, structures, models and I really hope to keep progessing and not aggravating my writing pieces. Since writing requires to manage the language well among other issues, I think that by taking risks and by playing with words, one has the possibility to create a pleasing piece of writing.

Aggravating

1. to make worse or more severe; intensify, as anything evil, disorderly, or troublesome: to aggravate a grievance; to aggravate an illness.

2. to annoy; irritate; exasperate: His questions aggravate her. 3. to cause to become irritated or inflamed: The child's constant scratching aggravated the rash.


Conviction
 noun 1. a fixed or firm belief: No clever argument, no persuasive fact or theory could make a dent in his conviction in the rightness of his position.

 2. the act of convicting; a declaration that a person is guilty of an offense.

 3. the state of being convicted.

 4. the act of moving a person by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action; the act of convincing.

 5. the state of being convinced.

 safely adjective, saf·er, saf·est.
1. secure from liability to harm, injury, danger, or risk: a safe place.

 2. free from hurt, injury, danger, or risk: to arrive safe and sound.

 3. involving little or no risk of mishap, error, etc.: a safe estimate.

 4. dependable or trustworthy: a safe guide.

 5. careful to avoid danger or controversy: a safe player; a safe play. adverb 8. Informal. in a safe manner; safely:


Upgrade
 adjective, adverb, verb, up·grad·ed, up·grad·ing.
noun 1. an incline going up in the direction of movement.

 2. an increase or improvement: an upgrade in the year's profit forecast.

 3. a new version, improved model, etc.: The company is offering an upgrade of its sports sedan.

 4. an increase or improvement in one's service, accommodations, privileges, or the like: If the ship isn't full we'll receive an upgrade to a deluxe stateroom.

 5. something, as a piece of equipment, that serves to improve or enhance: a full range of upgrades available for your computer.

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