you know in the Spanish Civil War, what did Portugal do?

Question

i was just wondering because i never actually learned that

Answer 1

Salazar's government in Portugal gave strong support to Franco's Nationalists, but without actually getting involved in the fighting across the border in Spain. Portugal remained officially neutral throughout the war, but in reality gave enormous aid to the Nationalists.

Salazar's reasoning was simple: like Franco, Salazar was a fascist; if Franco won, Salazar's government would be more secure; but if the Spanish Republican / Popular Front forces won, he could expect major problems from Portugal's own socialists, anarchists, communists, etc.

Here is a quote from http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/SPportugal.htm

"Salazar, concerned about the effect the events in Spain would have on his country, established a new militia that could serve as an auxiliary police. This new police force arrested dissidents and removed politically unreliable people from educational and governmental institutions.

Leaders of the Nationalist Army were allowed to negotiate with representatives from Nazi Germany in Portugal. After the signing of the Non-Intervention Agreement in September 1936, Salazar agreed that Germany could disguise the aid that it was giving by sending men, planes, tanks, and munitions via Lisbon.

Salazar's police also arrested supporters of the Popular Front government living in Portugal. He also sealed off the Portuguese frontier to Republicans.

Although he came under considerable pressure from Britain and France, Salazar refused to allow international observers being stationed on the Portugal-Spain border. Officially he claimed that it would be a violation of Portugal sovereignty while in reality he did not want the world to know about the large amounts of military aid that was crossing into Spain."

Answer 2

António de Oliveira Salazar was Portugal's "Chief of Council" from the mid- 1930s until 1968. He introduce a "mild" form of facism to Portugal called Estado Nuovo (New State) which was allied with the Catholic Church. While there was much repression in Portugal, there was no civil war.

Answer 3

Nothing the war was just in spanish territory