1936 uprising in Spanish Guinea

1936 uprising in Spanish Guinea
Part of the Spanish Civil War

Location of Spanish Guinea in central Africa.
Date19 September - October 1936
Location1°35′N 10°21′E / 1.583°N 10.350°E / 1.583; 10.350
Result Nationalist victory
Belligerents
Spain Spanish Republic Francoist Spain Nationalist Spain
Commanders and leaders
Spain Miguel Hernández Porcel Francoist Spain 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.


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