ABSTRACT
The arrival of Juan Negrín to the presidency of the Spanish Republican government in May of 1937 was an important reinforcement of the vision of the Spanish conflict in international terms. Negrín interpreted the international reality of the time very clearly, and consequently reinforced the foreign policy line set up by Álvarez del Vayo during the previous government. The main objective was to alter the position toward Spain by the European democracies; if not achieving an intervention in favor of the Republic, at least eliminating the non-intervention and thus restoring the right of the Spanish government to supply arms abroad.
From then on, Republican denunciations of non-intervention, its violation. and its complete inefficiency intensified. Changing such a policy implemented by Western democracies was the main goal of the new head of government, despite the fact that from its earliest moments of life this new head found himself with an even more discouraging outlook following the changes of government that took place at the time in London and Paris. Consequently, it was in that international arena that the efforts of Republican diplomacy were concentrated. However, the British policy of appeasement continued, now focused on the illusion of separating Mussolini from Hitler, which together with the increasing aggressiveness of the former in Mediterranean waters led to the Nyon Conference.
