Right from the start Red hot On La Sexta, Antonio García Ferreras declared, circumspectly:This week's big question is: does the truth matter or not? Even if it's a bitch. The truth is always best, even if it's not always what you imagined, expected, or even wished for.This supposed significance served to highlight that the official documents from February 23rd solidified Juan Carlos I's role as the one responsible for stopping the coup. On every television channel, this was the headline drawn from the declassified documents. Following the People's Party's agenda, the debate focused on the emeritus king's return to Spain as a reward for his actions.But fate, which is often mocking, brought another protagonist to the forefront that day. The death of the coup leader Antonio Tejero resurrected him on television. And how! The image from 1981 of him storming into the Congress of Deputies, the one that secured his place in history, was the least likely choice to provide context for the character. The author of the "Everyone freeze!"He dedicated a good part of his old age to being a lively entertainer at banquets and parties of the Civil Guard and various fascist groups. In Public Mirror They preferred the sequence of Tejero escorted by neo-Nazis on the day of Franco's exhumation. Also, another in which he went to mass and a journalist asked him his opinion on the proposal to ban the Francisco Franco Foundation, and a scene in which he came out to greet people from his balcony. Red Hot They opted for a video of a Civil Guard meal, with the sword and axe emblem behind them. The man ended up raising his glass and shouting, with remarkable fervor, aLong live Franco!"very heartfelt."In Morning people La 1 used similar scenes. Those from the day of Franco's exhumation and another meal to honor him, this time with a fascist group that placed the flag with the eagle right behind Tejero's chair. The celebration culminated with aLong live Spain and long live Christ the King!"which filled the coup leader with jubilation. Most magazines, both morning and afternoon, had sent reporters to the funeral home and were updating non-existent information that was limited to showing the hearse equipped with wreaths of flowers.On public television, however, they went a little further and showed images that were not shown on any other program or channel: coinciding with the Real Madrid Champions League match, a large group of people gathered next to the Bernabéu to pay tribute to Tejero and sang the "Facing the Sun"With his arm raised. The program questioned which coup plotters remained after the coup and whether Francoism had died. The answer is obvious. Judging by the videos of Tejero that were broadcast throughout the day, toasting at various tributes and escorted by his devotees, the coup leader, before dying, was still very much alive." ofspree.

A few days ago, archaeologists discovered underground remains in a hotel in central Barcelona that radically change the map of ancient Bàrcino. From the stones found, scientists have concluded that the forum did not follow the north-south direction, but rather east-west. A complete upheaval for the ancient history of the capital and a well-deserved euphoria for the excavators. Well, the declassification of the 23-F papers has not caused any joy or much surprise: not only because the official map established regarding the failed coup has not been changed, but because the few new stones found only confirm that all those who were involved ended up in prison, but not all who were involved were there. Some surnames: Commander Cortina and Captains García Almenta and Sánchez Valiente, all of them assigned to the Cesid. The first was tried and acquitted. The other two were neither prosecuted nor tried, despite having actively participated in the preparation and execution of the military rebellion, as evidenced by the papers. As for the majority of the rest of the documents I have been able to review, they have made me think of the remembered colleague Pepe Oneto, a brave journalist, director of the also brave Cambio 16 and Tiempo, who as early as 1982 published in a book the transcription of the calls made to the wife of Lieutenant Colonel Tejero and who now some are surprised by its content, more typical of a Berlanga or Torrente film than of a command from the "worthy corps". The same can be said of some Cesid reports now "revealed", which have also appeared in some of the hundreds of dedicated books.

A few days ago, archaeologists discovered underground remains in a hotel in the center of Barcelona that radically change the map of ancient Barcino. Based on the stones found, scientists have concluded that the forum did not follow a north-south direction, but rather an east-west one. This is a complete reversal of the ancient history of the capital and a well-deserved euphoria for the excavators. Well then, the declassification of the 23-F documents They have caused neither joy nor hardly any surprise: not only because the established official map of the failed coup hasn't changed, but also because the few new pieces found only confirm that all those who were responsible ended up in jail, but not all those who were responsible were actually there.

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 Movistar+ platform has taken advantage of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Franco's death to premiere the four-part miniseries Anatomy of a MomentBased on the work of Javier Cercas, it's a dissection of the 23-F coup attempt, starting from the moment Tejero bursts into Congress and three men stand firm despite the gunfire: Adolfo Suárez, General Gutiérrez Mellado, and Santiago Carrillo. This is the moment the series highlights as "enigmatic," the one that will unleash everything we see.