| Summary: | No members of the clergy were killed in the burning of religious buildings in Madrid and other Spanish cities on May 10 and 11, 1931, but it did trigger a catharsis within the Republican government. The involvement of uncontrolled groups in the incidents caused the first clash between members of the Administration regarding the use of public security forces. The de facto adversaries of the Republicans, including the powerful Catholic Church, were forced into taking a political stance. From that moment on, the journalistic and propagandistic battle lines were clearly drawn for both the government and its opponents, until the military coup of 1936.
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