An introduction to the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), an event that had a tremendous impact over Spains twentieth-century history, culture, and society. Through the study of distinct number of cultural products (memoirs, novels, films, photographs), we cover the social and cultural history of the war, the way it has been represented in different periods of history, as well as why and how it has been the inspiration of many works of art (Picasso), films (Del Toro) and literary pieces (Max Aub) produced all over the world.