Mezue nkebi ahịrịokwu a: N'October, Ndị Ọchịchị Mba ahụ malitere mwakpo kpụ ọkụ n'ọnụ ha ga-awakpo Madrid, rute ya ná mmalite November ma malite mwakpo kpụ ọkụ n'ọnụ ha ga-awakpo obodo ahụ na November 8. A manyere gọọmentị Republican ịkwaga Madrid gaa Valencia, na mpụga mpaghara ọgụ, na November 6. Otú ọ dị, mwakpo ndị Nationalist wakporo isi obodo ahụ ka e meriri n'agha kpụ ọkụ n'ọnụ n'agbata November 8 na 23. Ihe nyere aka na nchekwa Republican nke ọma bụ mbata nke International Brigades, ọ bụ ezie na ọ bụ naanị ihe dị ka mmadụ 3,000 n'ime ha sonyere n'agha ahụ. N'ịbụ onye na-enwetaghị isi obodo ahụ, Franco gbara ya bọmbụ site n'ikuku ma, n'ime afọ abụọ sochirinụ, gbagote
ọtụtụ mwakpo iji gbalịa ikpuchi Madrid.