La sospettosa Spagna negli anni del neocentrismo italiano

Abstract

The suspicious Spain in the years of Italian neocentrismo

This article describes the Spanish perspective on the complex political situation in Italy during the transition from the first to the second legislature. While the De Gasperi era was coming to an end, government instability ushered in unpredictable change. We will see that the end of De Gasperi’s leadership was regarded in Spain as a moment of particular instability, whereas the new government led by Giuseppe Pella was welcomed with enthusiasm. From a Spanish perspective, the Christian Democracy appeared to have permanently corrupted Italy with the incurable ills of «freemasonry», «Communism», «political pluralism» and «laxity»

Received: 09-07-2015

Admitted: 05-09-2015