Between which two countries did the Spanish Civil War start?

Like the U.S. civil war the Spanish civil war was an internal conflict between two armed factions, both of which had outside military assistance-from the Nazis and Fascists in the case of General Franco"s men, and the opposing sides were backeed by Communists and the so-called Abraham Lincoln Brigade-some veterans of which are still alive Specialized units and weapons were formed such as the German Condor Legion which had both bomber and tank components and distinct insignia and edged weapons. It was a battle between the royalist and so-called nationalist or Republican factions. much outside help, but essentially an internal struggle over who WA srunning the Spanish homeland. Many bombings, burnings of churches and other terrorist) tactics in this several-yerar campaign.