 As a reaction, the Socialists (PSOE) and Communists triggered an insurrection that they had been preparing for nine months.The rebellion developed into a bloody revolutionary uprising, trying to overthrow the legitimate democratic regime.Fairly well armed revolutionaries managed to take the whole province of Asturias, committing numerous murders of policemen, clerigman and civilians and destroying religious buildings including churches, convents and part of the university at Oviedo.