General Manuel Gutierrez Mellado

Photographer Jaydie Putterman

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Unarmed, at the risk of his life, General Manuel Gutiérrez Mellado stood against the small group who attempted a coup in Spain in 1981, storming the Parliament building. They hoped to restore past power, less than glorious. To prevent a failing memory from returning to destroy at a stroke the fragile hopes of the present is one of the most useful acts an individual can perform.

 

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