Spanish Civil War
Casares Quiroga refused an offer of help from the CNT and Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT)
Spain
On 18 July, Casares Quiroga refused an offer of help from the CNT and Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT), leading the groups to proclaim a general strike—in effect, mobilising. They opened weapons caches, some buried since the 1934 risings, and formed militias.
