Democracia (English: Democracy) was a Spanish language Republican weekly newspaper published from Tangier, Morocco.Nomenclature des journaux & revues en langue française du monde entier. Paris, Les bureaux de l'Argus, 1937. p. 466Stuart, Graham H. The International City of Tangier. Stanford, Calif: Stanford University Press, 1955. p. 107 The office of Democracia was located at Petit Socco.
On 27 December 1936 the offices of Democracia was attacked by a large group of Italian sailors, who vandalised the building and threatened to kill the editor. Returning from the attack, they sang the fascist hymn Giovinezza."Hispanicus". Foreign Intervention in Spain. London: United Editorial Ltd, 1938. pp. 289-290 The attack was interpreted at the time as indicative of the Italian support for Francisco Franco's revolt against the government in Madrid.
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