Opposition to these reforms

Wealthy landowners, high Church hierarchy and Army officers were against the reforms. They considered them radical.

Anarchists and trade unions were also against them, but because they considered them too light.

In August 1932, there was a coup d´etat led by General Sanjurjo in Seville, but it failed.

Anarchists, on the other hand, occupied land, because they were unhappy because the agrarian reforms were too slow. In Casas Viejas (Cádiz) farmers held demonstrations in January 1933. Several people died.

In September 1933, following the unpopularity of the government and the economic crisis, Azaña resigned and new elections were called. The right political parties went together in a group called CEDA (Confederación española de dereitas autónomas) led by Gil Robles.