Spain: The 20th Century in Color

The 1930s (Part 1)

Dec 21, 202256 min

Spain is a poor, industrially backward and corrupt country. The proclamation of Alfonso XIII as king changes nothing. His alliances with the army, the church and the upper classes make him a king distant from the people and their needs. The

The 1930s (Part 2)

Dec 21, 202256 min

In July 1936, a group of military officers in Melilla rise up, dissatisfied with the changes that have occurred under the Second Republic. They want a more conservative, religious and traditional Spain. The uprising does not triumph through

The 1940s

Dec 21, 202256 min

The beginning of Franco's dictatorship. The repression by the victors targets the losers of the war and especially women who suddenly lose all their freedoms, returning to a life in service of their husbands and homes. Spain suddenly return

The 1950s

Dec 28, 202256 min

The 1950s begin with a country barely emerging from poverty and international isolation. The end of World War II and the arrival of the Cold War against communism present a unique opportunity to forge new alliances with the United States an

The 1960s

Dec 28, 202256 min

The 1960s begin with a country changing at breakneck speed, leaving behind three very complicated decades. The arrival of tourism brings the construction of airports, hotels and tourist infrastructure. The arrival of cars brings the constru

The 1970s

Dec 28, 202256 min

The 1970s begin with a Francoist regime that has no clear plan for the future and in which no one really knows what will happen once Franco dies. The lack of freedoms, prohibitions of all kinds and censorship become increasingly absurd, but