strength necessary if not for the assassination. The uprising of part of the Army, starting with the Army of Africa in Melilla on 17 July 1936, under the assumed command of Generals Emilio Mola, Francisco Franco, Gonzalo Queipo de Llano and José Sanjurjo, marked the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. References Bibliography External links 1893 births 1936 deaths People from O Baixo Miño Conservative Party (Spain) politicians Renovación Española politicians Economy and finance ministers of Spain Members of the Congress of Deputies of the Spanish Restoration Members of the Congress of Deputies of the Second Spanish Republic Spanish Roman Catholics Politicians from Galicia (Spain) Acción Española Leaders of political parties in Spain Assassinated Spanish politicians People murdered in Spain Deaths by firearm in Spain Civil governors of Valencia Dictatorship of Primo de Rivera