by Pedro Sainz Rodríguez · Planeta · tapa dura · ISBN 9788432056710
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«Un reinado en la sombra» is the historical essay by Pedro Sainz Rodríguez, published by Planeta in hardback (434 pages, in Spanish).
The essay analyses the private correspondence between Franco and Don Juan de Borbón to shed light on decisive events in the history of Spain during the Franco regime. The letters show the tensions between the general and the heir to the Crown and reveal the role of the monarchy in those years.
Published in 1981, it belongs to the Espejo de España collection (no. 71), Biographies and memoirs series, and includes an index and bibliography.
Recommended for readers interested in the contemporary history of Spain, the Franco regime and the monarchical question.
Pedro Sainz Rodríguez was a Spanish writer, philologist, publisher and politician, an adviser to Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona and one of the main architects of the reign of Juan Carlos I of Spain and the Spanish transition to democracy. Within the wide coalition of right-wing opinion that was the early movement behind Francisco Franco he was the leading figure of the monarchist wing. In terms of character Sainz Rodríguez was noted for his quick wit, whilst physically he was known for his obesity.
