Spanish Civil War - Graphic detail scenes in the civil war were received by the first mail allowed out of Spain since the outbreak of the revolution. Hundreds of volunteers armed by the Government are leaving Madrid for Gusdurrana - to the north of the city - where the rebels are massed for an advance. Photo shows volunteers leaving Madrid for the north through cheering crowds on 29th July 1936. The Spanish Civil War, which lasted from July 17, 1936 to April 1, 1939, was a conflict in which the Francoists or Nationalists, led by General Francisco Franco, defeated the Republicans or Loyalists of the Second Spanish Republic. 固opFoto