1936 uprising in Spanish Guinea | |||||||
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Part of the Spanish Civil War | |||||||
Location of Spanish Guinea in central Africa. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Spanish Republic | Nationalist Spain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Miguel Hernández Porcel | Luis Serrano Maranges |
The 1936 uprising in Spanish Guinea was an armed conflict over the control of Spanish Guinea during the course of the Spanish Civil War. Fought between the republican and nationalist forces between September and October 1936. The nationalists initially took control of Fernando Po on 19 September, later seizing control of the rest of the colony after receiving reinforcements in October.