How EL PAÍS reported on the 1981 coup attempt in Spain
4 May 2026 at 11:21
Borges wrote that “any life, however long and complicated it may be, actually consists of a single moment — the moment when a man knows forever more who he is.” Perhaps this statement applies not only to people, but also to newspapers; if so, EL PAÍS knew forever who it was during the afternoon and evening of February 23, 1981.

© Ricardo Martín