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)

    “Our constitution works. Our great republic is a government of laws, not of men.”
    —Gerald R. Ford (b. 1913)