People's Republic of Spain República Popular de España | ||||||
Unrecognized state | ||||||
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![]() Territory controlled by the People's Republic of Spain shown in dark green; territory claimed but not controlled shown in light green
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Capital | Madrid (de-jure) Zaragoza (de-facto) | |||||
Government | Unitary socialist republic | |||||
President | José Díaz | |||||
History | ||||||
- | Formation | 17 July 1936 | ||||
- | Dissolution | 3 June 1940 | ||||
Currency | Peseta |
The People's Republic of Spain (Spanish: República Popular de España) was a short-lived socialist republic aided by the Soviet Union in the former Spanish provinces of Aragon and Valencia, and later also Andalusia, from 1936 to 1940, during the Iberian War.
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