La revolución pasiva de Franco

From the hand of La vida de Castruccio Castracani, the work of Machiavelli, José Luis Villacañas reveals to us the figure of the caudillo as a condottiero and explains the character by comparing him to the type of ruler drawn in The Prince. Taking into consideration the thought of Antonio Gramsci, the author studies the constituent role of Franco and the meaning of the passive revolution, unprecedented in the history of our country, which took place during his mandate. Following the script of the comedy La Mandrágora, he also analyzes the Transition to ask us how long passive revolutions last, why they are so unstable and what endangers them. All under the backdrop of the destruction of the republican people and the suffering of the popular classes in the long night of the war and post-war.