Spanish civil war

[j.sabourn]

Going back to the Spanish Civil War , there are quite a few things to History starting in Spanish, .there’re are >
The Spanish Main, Spanish Armada, Spanish Inquisition, Spanish Windlass, Spanish Fly, ..... any more ? JS

[Keith at Tregenna]

Not one of Spain’s finest periods (1936–39), but indeed has far-reaching repercussions through the rest of the 20th century with General Francisco Franco’s succession and fascist dictatorship only ending in 1975. The war attracted the attention of international communities, and various foreign artists, writers, and musicians travelled to Spain to support the Republicans, including Ernest Hemingway, George Orwell, and Orson Welles to name a few.

A few things to History starting in Spanish / Spain: Tapas, La siesta, Flamenco, La fiesta, Paella, Pablo Picasso, Conquistadores, Salvador Dalí, Sangria, Antoni Gaudí, Bullfighting are a few.

List of Spanish inventions and discoveries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...nd_discoveries

[Captain Kong]

Several British Merchant Seamen were executed by Garrotting during Francos reign.including the 50s

[Denis O'Shea]

John my first two trips to sea on BP tankers got east of suez bonus also Sunday at sea. Den

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Denis.
I was on seven BP tankers, including one I did four trips on, plus twelve months on the Baron Kilmarnock a new tanker belonging to the Baron boats,where we were up and down the gulf like a whores drawers, we all got Sundays at sea, but no bonus.
Des

[happy daze john in oz]

Then in 1919 there was the Spanish Flu which knocked off some 50 million out of the 2 billion on the planet at the time.
But according to the records it had nothing to do with Spain, funny that!!

[Keith at Tregenna]

Bit to close to the current banned topic but,
was 1918 and the source an army base in Kansas, US.

K.

[Tony Taylor]

Then in 1919 there was the Spanish Flu which knocked off some 50 million out of the 2 billion on the planet at the time.
But according to the records it had nothing to do with Spain, funny that!!

Started in America apparently.

[Denis O'Shea]

Des hope I am not having a senior moment about the bonus, my trips was Br Triumph 1959 and Advocate 1960 and seem to remember a bonus E. of suez. Rgds Den

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Denis.
I left the UK in 57, so it must have been paidater, possibly a bonus paid over all the troubles there. I was in Abadan when the Yanks re-en stated the Shah, the tugs had taken off and we had to let go the ropes ourselves, was chased along the wharf by very angry Iranians, but they were held of with hoses. The Skipper took her out without tugs. Still no bonus LoL.
Des