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The Origins of the Anti-Spanish Myth of Freemasonry in the Years of the Bourbon Restoration (1874-1923) ; La génesis del mito anti-español de la masonería en los años de la restauración borbónica (1874-1923)

Abstract

Although the anti-Spanish myth of Freemasonry is informally consolidated at the end of the Spanish Civil War with the promulgation of the famous Law for the Repression of Freemasonry and Communism on March 1st 1940, by the new Head of State, Francisco Franco, the truth is that since the end of the 19th century the Freemasonry was identified by the media, politicians and the Catholic Church, as one of the main agents that intend to put an end to Spain, during the time when Freemasonry was accused of trying to overthrow the constitutional monarchy and provoke the Disaster of 1898. ; Aunque el mito anti-español de la masonería se consolida oficiosamente al final de la Guerra Civil con la promulgación, por parte del nuevo Jefe de Estado Francisco Franco, de la famosa Ley para la Represión de la Masonería y el Comunismo fechada el 1 de marzo de 1940, lo cierto es que ya desde finales del siglo XIX la masonería va a verse identificada por medios de comunicación, políticos e Iglesia Católica, como uno de los agentes principales que pretenden acabar con España, al ser acusada de intentar derribar la monarquía constitucional y de provocar el desastre de 1898.

Languages

Spanish; Castilian

Publisher

Editorial de la Sede del Pacífico de la Universidad de Costa Rica

DOI

10.15517/rehmlac.v11i1.36038

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