Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'ọnwa Ọktoba, ndị agha Francoist malitere mwakpo dị ukwuu na Madrid, rute ya na mbido Nọvemba wee malite mwakpo dị ukwuu n'obodo ahụ na Nọvemba 8. A manyere gọọmentị Republican ịkwaga Madrid gaa Valencia, na mpụga mpaghara ọgụ, na 6 Nọvemba. Agbanyeghị, mwakpo ndị Nationalist na isi obodo ahụ ka a na-alụ ọgụ n'ọgụ kpụ ọkụ n'ọnụ n'etiti November 8 na 23. Otu ihe na-enye aka na nchekwa Republican nke ọma bụ ịdị irè nke ndị agha nke ise na mgbe e mesịrị ọbịbịa nke International Brigades, ọ bụ ezie na ọ bụ naanị ihe dị ka ndị ọrụ afọ ofufo 3,000 si mba ọzọ 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, wụnye ọtụtụ mwakpo iji gbalịa ijide Madrid, na-amalite afọ atọ nke agha na Madrid.
Mgbukpọ nke Madrid. Agha nke Abụọ nke Corunna Road, mwakpo ndị Nationalist na-aga n'ebe ugwu ọdịda anyanwụ, mere ka ndị agha Republican laghachi azụ, mana ha enweghị ike ịhapụ Madrid. Agha ahụ gara n'ihu ruo na January.