July 1936 military uprising in Melilla

July 1936 military uprising in Melilla
Part of the Spanish Civil War
Date 17–18 July 1936 (1936-07-17 – 1936-07-18) Location Melilla and Ceuta in Spain Tetuán and Larache in Spanish protectorate in Morocco Result Nationalist victory: rebels seized Melilla, Ceuta and the Spanish protectorate in Morocco
Belligerents
Spanish Republic	Nationalist rebels
Commanders and leaders
Maj. Gen. Agustín Gomez Morato (POW) Gen. Manuel Romerales  Cpt. Virgilio Leret Ruiz  Plácido Álvarez	Col. E. Sáenz de Buruaga Lt. Col. Darío Gazapo Valdés Lt. Col. Juan Seguí Almuzara Lt. Col. Luis Solans Lt. Col. Juan Yagüe Blanco
Casualties and losses
189 executed	Unknown

The July 1936 military uprising in Melilla occurred at the start of the Spanish Civil War. The rebels seized the main garrisons of the Spanish Army in Africa, and by 18 July, had crushed the resistance of the army officers loyal to the Republican government. Supporters of the Second Spanish Republic were detained or shot.