Franco
Autonomy
Referendum
To duke it out
Aptitude
Peninsula
War of the Spanish Succession
Secession
A claimant
To gain/ gather momentum
A synonym for independence. It means having the ability to make your own decisions without being controlled by someone else.
This conflict was the first world war of modern times with theatres of war in Spain, Italy, Germany, Holland, and at sea. Charles II, king of Spain, died in 1700 without an heir. In his will he gave the crown to the French prince Philip of Anjou. French power was already feared in Europe and a Grand Alliance of England, Holland, Prussia, and Austria aimed to put the Archduke Charles of Austria on the Spanish throne instead of Philip. And so this battle began.
A piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a large area of land.
The natural ability or skill to do something.
Informal language stating that a dispute is heavily fought (with the fists) or heavily argued.
An expression used to state that something becomes stronger, faster or more powerful. Or that it gets more support.
In full Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde, byname El Caudillo (“The Leader”) (born December 4, 1892, El Ferrol, Spain—died November 20, 1975, Madrid), general and leader of the Nationalist forces that overthrew the Spanish democratic republic in the Spanish Civil War (1936–39); thereafter he was the head of the government of Spain until 1973 and head of state until his death in 1975. He ruled as a military dictator.
When people vote to make a decision about a particular subject rather than voting for a person.
Someone who claims something because he thinks he’s entitled to it.
The action of withdrawing from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
