Word: bilbao
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...capital of what was left of the Leftist side of the Basque Republic-a narrow strip running 125 miles along the Bay of Biscay. In this strip there was no food, no trade. Jose Antonio de Aguirre, the fiery little Basque President who had retreated with his government from Bilbao to Santander, gave up the struggle as a bad job and boarded a boat for Bayonne, France...
...Left is training militia as fast as it can, hopes to have 1,000,000 fresh men in the field next spring. The Right, however, has had the advantage since Bilbao fell in June. Its chief source of manpower must, in future, be Italy. This is not entirely a blessing. There are already 60,000 Italians fighting in Spain and thoughtful Rightists agree that it will never do for II Duce. who told some of them they were going to Italian East Africa, to bring them home. Settled in Spain, even half the Italian expeditionary force would create a grave...
Playing opposite Leading-Man Franco were the Italian Generals Sandro Piazzoni, Attilio Teruzzi, former commander of Il Duce's Fascist Militia, eager to avenge the Italian rout at Guadalajara (TIME, March 22 et seq.), the ignominious chasing by Basque fishwives during the Bilbao siege (TIME, June 28). A horse laugh went through Leftist lines outside Santander when they read a purported order issued by General Piazzoni to Le Frecce Nere (Black Arrows): "As the Black Arrows were the first to reach Bilbao, so they will be the first to enter Santander. With proud heart and bayonets raised, be ready...
...until this Leftist offensive had burned itself out did the attack on Santander really get under way with an aerial and artillery bombardment as heavy as anything Bilbao was ever submitted...
...Barcelona and other Leftist towns. Again & again stories came up to Madrid of abortive rebellions in Granada, Motril and Toledo. It was said that Italian troops, held in hearty disdain by Spanish Rightists since their disastrous defeat at Guadarrama in March (TIME, April 5), their poor showing at Bilbao, had been ordered to Toledo to remain in reserve for the eternally discussed final attack on Madrid. To make way for them, Spanish regulars were ordered to vacate the most comfortable barracks in the city. Firing broke out, the Falangist, Spanish Fascists, coming to the assistance of the Italians...