To the photographs with which the Spaniards verified final week the connection of King Emeritus Juan Carlos I of Bourbon with the star Bárbara Rey Within the 70s, audios have simply been added that, along with the morbidness that the story of forbidden love invitations, would elevate doubts about what Bourbon's actual position was throughout the 1981 coup try.
On February 23 That yr, at 6:23 p.m., a gaggle of civil guards nostalgic for the Franco regime – which Spain had begun to say goodbye to with the dying of dictator Francisco Franco in November 1975 – entered the Congress of Deputies, the place a president was standing by . to nominate Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo.
They have been commanded by lieutenant colonel Antonio Tejero who after 18 hours with the loopy Congress, threats and a number of other photographs within the air, surrendered. Earlier than contemplating the rise up pissed off, Tejero had met in Congress with Alfonso Armada, who had been head of the royal household and served because the Military's second chief of workers.
The then King Juan Carlos, at daybreak, spoke on a nationwide community for the Spanish: “The crown, image of stability and unity of the nation, can’t tolerate in any means, actions or attitudes of people that intend to disrupt by power the democratic course of that The structure voted by the Spanish individuals decided in its time by a referendum”, learn Juan Carlos in entrance of the cameras.
The coup try was thought of a failure and for many Spaniards it was the benefit, above all, of that king who had been topped two days after Franco's dying, lower than six years earlier.
Now, nevertheless, some audio that the Spanish digital newspaper OKdiario printed underneath the title “Barbaraleaks”, reveals not solely the diploma of intimacy with which Juan Carlos gave himself his romance with Barbara Reybut additionally the complicity with which he entrusted the issues of Spanish politics.
Photographs of King Emeritus Juan Carlos of Spain with a girlfriend, revealed weeks in the past. Picture: Privé journal from the Netherlands“I snigger, pricey…”
Between the softer names like “honey” and “my life”, within the dialog between lovers The present King Emeritus complained about who was the top of the Royal Family between 1990 and 1993Sabino Fernández Campo.
Juan Carlos informed Barbara that Fernández Campo invented “issues with journalists from non-public life, financial life, life like that…”.
“Wow, the stuff you're saying! (…) There are conferences the place they criticize me and speak about me… and my life and issues… and such… They devise and such and, then, he’s current and, as an alternative of interrupting, he says: 'Effectively, if I spoke, if I informed you… “However, in fact, since I can’t communicate due to my loyalty, due to my years within the Home…”, Juan Carlos complained to his lover.
However, the conduct of Alfonso Armada, the second chief of workers of the Military throughout the tried coup of 23F (February 23, 1981) stood out, sentenced to 30 years in jail for the rebellion, though in 1988 he was pardoned by the socialist authorities of Felipe González.
“Now I’m affected by the issues of Sabino, and on my phrase of honor, snigger, pricey, with Alfonso Armada,” mentioned Borbón to Barbara. He spent seven years in jail, went to his fiefdom in Galicia and the uncle hasn't mentioned a phrase. By no means!”.
Armada had been head of the royal household between 1976 and 1977.
The then king of Spain, Juan Carlos, in his speech after the coup try on February 23, 1981. “I deceived Juan Carlos”
In October final yr, former coup lieutenant colonel Tejero gave an interview in Spain.
“I condemned King Juan Carlos alive. He had ready a authorities to his liking with the Navy. But it surely took a soldier to hold out the coup. That was me. That’s to say: mine was mandatory to ascertain the federal government of the Armada and the king. Nonetheless, after I noticed what it was going to be, I canceled it, stopped it. Then everybody betrayed me: the king, the Armada…” mentioned Tejero.
Remembering these phrases and bed room leaks of emeritus with Barbara Rey led Podemos, former accomplice of the final authorities of Pedro Sanchez, to demand the declassification of all paperwork referred to the coup try of '81.
“The king emeritus spoke of how Basic Armada, a key participant in 23F, had remained silent regardless of serving seven years in jail. Shut up about what, you may ask,” says Ione Belarra, common secretary of Podemos, in a video she uploaded to her networks.
“That's why we ask the federal government to declassify all of the paperwork associated to 23F as a result of Spain is of age, the residents are of age and now we have the suitable to know what occurred,” asks Belarra.
From Galicia, the place he was collaborating within the VI version of the La Toja Vínculo Atlántico discussion board, former president Felipe González – who ruled Spain between 1982 and 1996 – didn’t wish to touch upon the audio.
“I don’t know what you're speaking about,” González informed reporters. “I don't hearken to these audios, and now that you simply're telling me what they're about, I gained't.”