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    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.Seguir leyendo
     

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.

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Reporters reading EL PAÍS at the Hotel Palace, across from Congress, on the night of 23-F.
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