Hetalia Mexico and the spanish civil war

Someone ask for this a while ago (curiously it was someone from Argentina).

Consider that if there is someone that Knows how horrible is a civil war that one is México (and Russia and France too) , keep in mind that the mexican revolution is the bloddiest war ever fought in America, its number of deaths reached millions and destroyed the country.


----------------------------------- MEXICO AND THE SPANICH CIVIL WAR

That´s as close as México has ever come to forgive Spain , truth told, that was also a political move, México had just finished the revolution and the maximato (a period where president Calles govermentfrom the shadows) and needed to show himself as a strong, stable and decided nation. When the spanish civil war started, México used the oportunity to act.

Since México was under a socialist regime (more or less) under president Lazaro Cardenas he couldn´t support Franco, so he supportted the republicans, and was basically the only country that stated his suppor (Russia who was against facism did so too later).

Remmember that this happened just before ww2, the tensions where really high and everyone was on edge and preparing for it, any declaration of support could have started the war a bit earlier and Germany was already on his own thing.

The spanish civil war was fought also under the curtain by other coutries , England tried to impose a naval blockeade (it failed) because France was selling weapons to Spain (at the beginning) , the Axis was secretely supporting Franco, USA was bullying latinoamerica to stop them from helping Spain and everyone but México and later Russia declared themselves neutral in this issue.

HOW DID MEXICO HELPED.

First of all México offered asylum and shelter, specially to kids , hundreds came and the mayority stayed in México or came back later to settle themselves here (México does this refugees of the world, and inmigrants or migrants, by law) .

Second by providing ammunitions, supplies, soldiers, weapons, and even bought things from other countries in his own name to later pass them to the spaniards.

And also there are many pressumptions of mexicans in Europe being spies and México sending bullets prohibed by the Ginebra convention, but we´re so good that no has ever proven it

This is an article (in spanish) that explain good enought and is not that long [link]

Here is a small video explaining a bit of the spanish civil war and 2 songs of the time, I suggest you to look for a remix or rock version of this songs:

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Si la bala me da:[link]
El 5º regimiento: [link]
Puente de los franceses: [link]
*A las barricadas: [link]

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