In Place Of Splendour The Autobiography Of A Spanish Woman

Download or read book In Place of Splendour: The Autobiography of a Spanish Woman written by Constancia de la Mora and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-19 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constancia de la Mora was the granddaughter of Antonio Maura, who had served under Alfonso XIII as Prime Minister of Spain. She was one of the first women to obtain a divorce under the new laws passed by the fledgling Spanish Republic, and quickly remarried. Her new husband was appointed commander of the Republican air force when the fascist rebellion broke out in 1936, while Constancia became a key figure in the Republic's International Press Office. This is her autobiography, first published in 1940.