At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in July 1936, Portugal was already monitoring the political situation in Spain very closely since left-leaning Republican governments were seen to pose a major threat to the regime of António Oliveira Salazar (1889–1970), the dictatorial ruler of Portugal. The ensuing conflict, which would set the standard for Salazar’s political position with regard to other European states up to the end of the Second World War, saw Portugal and its navy play an active role in supporting the Nationalist (rebel) faction. Portugal not only permitted military contraband to be unloaded in Lisbon but the Portuguese navy was deployed in several foreign ports, including Tangier, carrying out various supporting and humanitarian operations. Using unpublished Portuguese naval sources, including Lisbon’s port books, this article seeks to understand the importance of Lisbon as a logistical hub to the Spanish Nationalists and the significance of humanitarian operations carried out largely in 1936 by the Portuguese navy.

在1936年7月西班牙内战爆发时，葡萄牙已经非常密切地监视着西班牙的政治局势，因为人们认为左倾共和党政府对安东尼奥·奥利维拉·萨拉萨（AntónioOliveira Salazar，1889–1970年）政权构成了重大威胁。葡萄牙的独裁统治者。随之而来的冲突将为萨拉扎尔在第二次世界大战结束之前相对于其他欧洲国家的政治地位树立标准，使葡萄牙及其海军在支持民族主义（叛军）派系方面发挥了积极作用。葡萄牙不仅允许在里斯本卸下军事违禁品，而且葡萄牙海军也部署在包括丹吉尔在内的几个外国港口，进行各种支援和人道主义行动。使用未发布的葡萄牙海军资源，包括里斯本的港口书，