The Spanish miracle (Spanish: el milagro español) was the name given to a broadly based economic boom in Spain from 1959 to 1974. The international oil and stagflation crises of the 1970s ended the boom.
Famous quotes containing the words spanish and/or miracle:
“I have known a German Prince with more titles than subjects, and a Spanish nobleman with more names than shirts.”
—Oliver Goldsmith (1728–1774)
“O miracle of men!”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)