Spanish Politics Quotes
This quotation shows another example of the paranoia about Masons/ Since the Masons had chapters in many nations, their loyalty was always suspect to the most nationalistic leaders of many countries. In the United States, we even had a national Anti-Masonic Party that elected Congressmen and other politicians. Fear of the foreign—Xenophobia—has existed in many countries.
The archbishop of Toledo, Cardinal Pedro Segura, had put the Catholic Church in the midst of the political struggle siding with the Fascists against the Republicans. In retaliation, several Catholic churches and convents were burned. The Cardinal and others wanted to take severe reprisals against the Republicans.
The Basques of Catalonia suffered much butchery at the hands of Don Manuel’s Fascists in the Spanish Civil war. The Basques were persecuted where they were not even allowed to teach or speak their own language. Cultural independence, if not autonomy was and is the goal of many Catalonians. By the end of the 20th century they were flying their own flag—so hated by the Fascists and conservatives and had cultural freedom, much to the distress of Don Manual and his conservative allies.
