Spanish Republic

There have been two Spanish Republics:

  • First Spanish Republic (1873–1874)
  • Second Spanish Republic (1931–1939)

Spain is not currently a republic, but a constitutional monarchy. After the Second Republic's fall, General Franco declared Spain to be a monarchy, though he did not permit a monarch until his death in 1975.

Famous quotes containing the words spanish and/or republic:

    “In French literature, you can choose “à la carte”; in Spanish literature, there is only the set meal.”
    —José Bergamín (1895–1983)

    “Absolute virtue is impossible and the republic of forgiveness leads, with implacable logic, to the republic of the guillotine.”
    —Albert Camus (1913–1960)