La Iglesia portuguesa y la Guerra civil española entre el Franquismo y el Salazarismo: prensa y propaganda (1936-1939)

Abstract

The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) had important political, social, and economic consequences for Portugal, whose government acted as if the Spanish war was a national affair. Salazar believed that to consolidate his authoritarian Novo State regime it was necessary to help change Spain's political course. In this context of support for Franco's regime, the Portuguese Church and all the Catholic media, including the newspaper A Voz, legitimised the coup d'état in Spain and organised campaigns to raise funds and food destined for Franco's territory.

Keywords

• history
• portugal
• catholic church
• spanish civil war
• francoism
• salazar
• propaganda