The Spanish Political System: Franco's Legacy

by E. Ramon Arango, E Ramon Arango

Overview

In few places, contends Professor Arango, do illusions obscure reality as they do in Spain. The Spaniard as well as the foreigner has believed and sustained the myths; the scholar as well as the poet. For the Spaniard, myth became the substitute for action in a world in which Spain was increasingly a nonparticipant. It replaced the reality of Spain

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367311681
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/31/2022
Pages:	306
Product dimensions:	5.81(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

E. Ramón Arango, associate professor of government at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, received his Ph.D. from the University of Florida. He previously taught at Kenyon College, Texas A&M University, and the Institute for Mediterranean Studies in Rome. Professor Arango is author of Leopold III and the Belgian Royal Question.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part 1 Before Franco

1 The Foundations of Spanish Politics 9

The Reconquest and the Creation of the Modern Nation-State 9

The Hapsburgs 12

The Bourbons 16

The Nineteenth Century to the Second Bourbon Restoration 18

Notes 24

2 The Politics of the Second Bourbon Restoration 29

The Regency 30

The Accession of Alfonso XIII 33

The Deepening Crisis 35

Catalonia 35

Labor 39

Morocco 47

The Dictatorship of Primo de Rivera 49

Notes 55

3 The Second Republic 59

The Red Biennium 64

The Black Biennium 70

The Popular Front 74

The Collapse of the Second Republic: An Analysis 77

Notes 84

Part 2 The Civil War

4 The Two Camps 93

The Setting 93

The Republican Camp 94

The Nationalist Camp 98

The Two Camps Compared 103

Notes 106

Part 3 The Franco Regime

5 The Philosophical Foundations of the Franco Regime 111

The Thoughts of Franco 111

The Organic Concepts 114

Notes 119

6 The Political Evolution of the Franco Regime 121

The First Phase: 1936-1939 121

The Second Phase: 1942-1947 128

The Third Phase: 1953-1958 136

The Concordat with the Vatican 138

The Agreement with the United States 139

The Fourth Phase: 1959-1975 142

Notes 153

7 The Political Structure of the Franco Regime 159

The Head of State and the Council of the Realm 159

The Council of Ministers 163

The Cortes 165

Composition 165

Function 169

The Ambiguous Relationship among the Head of State, the Council of the Realm, the Government, and the Cortes 171

The Lesser Councils 174

The Council of Regency 174

The Council of State 175

The Appeal of Contrafuero 176

Notes 177

8 The National Movement 183

The Organization of the National Movement 190

Notes 194

9 The Civil Service 197

Notes 207

10 The Opposition 209

The Background 209

Three Periods of Opposition 219

Labor 221

Political Opposition 224

Students 226

The Catholic Church 229

Notes 238

Part 4 After Franco

11 The Reign of Juan Carlos 245

The Transition 245

Disassociation and Political Reform 251

The Elections 259

The Campaign of Violence 261

Résumé and Speculation 265

Notes 270

Appendixes

Appendix A The Syndicates 275

Appendix B The Opus Dei 279

Index 287