The myth of the anti-patriotic conspiracy and the International Masonic Association (Spain, 1921-1975)

This paper focuses on one of the leitmotivs of Spain’s anti-Masonic propaganda: the one which accused the International Masonic Association (IMA) of being responsible for an anti-patriotic conspiracy. After presenting the origins of the Masonic conspiracy myth and highlighting some facts about the r...

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Autor: Domínguez Arribas, Javier
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2020
País:Costa Rica
Recursos:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositório:Portal de Revistas UCR
Idioma:espanhol
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/40850
Acesso em linha:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rehmlac/article/view/40850
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Anti-Masonry
International Masonic Association
Franco
Propaganda
Antimasonería
Asociación Masónica Internacional
Descrição
Resumo:This paper focuses on one of the leitmotivs of Spain’s anti-Masonic propaganda: the one which accused the International Masonic Association (IMA) of being responsible for an anti-patriotic conspiracy. After presenting the origins of the Masonic conspiracy myth and highlighting some facts about the real IMA, the use of this  stereotype in the press and in propaganda books over the central decades of the 20th century (1921-75) will be examined chronologically. Furthermore, special attention will be paid to Franco’s actual role in the stigmatisation of the IMA.