Foreign Prominent Royal Series: The Spanish Royal Family Revisiting Old Dreams

Author: Jia Chengxian et al
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Publish Date: 1999-01-01
Features: The Spanish Royal Family is a blend of mystery and flamboyance, humiliation and glory, brutality and tenderness, autocracy and democracy, tradition and openness. They are renowned for their extraordinary and vast knowledge, as the queen who funded Columbus's discovery of the "New World" laid the foundation for an empire. However, later, the queen's reign became chaotic, with corrupt officials in power, leading the kingdom to the brink of crisis. Napoleon sought to seize their crown. Military dictatorships, lost governance, and the monarchy's authority falling into disarray multiple times left the royal family in exile. Yet, with the passage of time and changing circumstances, the monarchy has adapted, dancing with Franco, ultimately revisiting its old dreams.