La ruptura de un consenso: los escándalos «Straperlo» y «Tayá»

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  • NlGEL TOWNSON

Abstract

The Straperlo and Tayá scandals of late 1935 that wrecked the Radical Party are invariably interpreted as inevitable retribution for a party that was allegedly characterized by its corrupt practices. Political scandals, however, rarely concern the exposure of corruption alone. Indeed, the transformation of these relatively minor cases of wrongdoing into national scandals is inexplicable without reference not only to the scheming of the left (in collusion with a highly interventionist President Alcalá-Zamora) and the opposition of the extreme right, but also the frailty of the ruling Radical-CEDA coalition and even that of the republican regime itself.

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2008-04-21

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DOSSIER

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