Word: cortese
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"Conscious of my responsibility before God and history and taking into account the qualities to be found in the person of Prince Juan Carlos of Borbón, who has been perfectly trained to take up the high mission to which he might be called, I have decided to propose...
For years, Spain's favorite guessing game has centered on one question: Who would succeed Generalissimo Francisco Franco? Since Franco, "Caudillo of Spain by the grace of God," had pledged to restore a constitutional monarchy, the choice centered on the two surviving male members of Spain's long...
Malinchista: traitor to the Mexican-American cause. From Mal-inche, the daughter of a Mexican nobleman, who became Cortes' mistress and aided the Spanish in their conquest of Mexico.
The Nomads. This caucus procedure has been followed by other factions for years. But whereas other groups met quietly in Madrid, the new Deputies decided to hop from one city to another, their independence encouraged by the fact that many are from the provinces and have their own local bases...
When they met last week, the family Deputies announced firmly that they "reserve the right to meet outside the Palace of the Cortes whenever their interests demand." Their defiance leaves the next move to the Franco government, and almost anything the regime does is likely to have unpleasant consequences. Having...