Spanish political glossary

Dictionary of contemporary and historical Spanish politics. What is the trifachito? Who coined perro sanxe? What were the Gürtel case, the Bárcenas papers or the Filesa case? What do sanchismo, ayusismo or the regime of '78 mean? Here you will find short definitions of media nicknames, scandals such as the tamayazo of 2003, and the great historical currents: Francoism, Falange, the Transition, democratic memory.

Definitions of one to three sentences, free of academic jargon, written with a neutral intent. Each entry links to detailed profiles on the site for politicians, parties, institutions, parliamentary procedures, electoral concepts and key events. Useful for understanding current debates on amnesty, the procés pardons, motions of no confidence, investitures or the Koldo case.