The coup attempt of February 23, 1981, formally failed, but at the same time represented a democratic setback, especially regarding the development of autonomous communities. The Organic Law on the Promotion of the Autonomy Process (LOAPA) was its offspring. February 23 marked a turning point. In reality, this failed attempt ended up defining the limits of the 1978 regime and legitimizing a monarchy born from the dictatorship, which, in the established narrative, at that crossroads of the coup, supposedly opted for freedom and against the military. Was this really the case? To what extent was King Juan Carlos I aware of the plans of Civil Guard Lieutenant Colonel Antonio Tejero and General Alfonso Armada? What pacts or conversations took place at that time between the military, political forces, and the powers that be? Who paid for the failed attempt? Many questions remain unanswered, questions that the declassification of documents generated around the coup, and until now inaccessible, could resolve. It has taken 45 years. A long time. Too long. Better late than never, of course: the Spanish government's announcement is significant. However, we will soon know whether it truly resolves unknowns or if the Official Secrets Act, still in force—it is none other than a Francoist law from 1968—continues to be a safety net against the miseries of the deep state.

The United States has announced the declassification of more than 230,000 pages of documents related to the April 1968 assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee. The decision, approved via executive order by President Donald Trump, comes amid pressure on the president to release the documents. documents related to the Epstein case and has been rejected by King's family.