The Nationalist uprising of July 1936 fared poorly in Asturias , a province overwhelmingly hostile to Franco .
The Nationalist uprising of July 1936 controlled almost from the outset of the war by a curious but effective council of state officials , technicians , and mine workers .
The Nationalist uprising of July 1936 fared poorly in Asturias , a province overwhelmingly hostile to Franco and controlled almost from the outset of the war by a curious but effective council of state officials , technicians , and mine workers .