The Spanish Intellectuals faced with the Events in Morocco 1911. (An Episode in Connection with the Spain’s Criticism or Inclination towards France)

Abstract

The armed forces’s acts and statements in Morocco 1911 coming from Spain, France and Germany, were about to cause an international armed conflict. Each country accused the others of having arrived in Fez, Larache, Alcazarquivir or Agadir under the pretext of helping their “protégés”. The Spanish intellectuals in general took sides against France when writing journals, main source for this essay. It’s contribution is based on remembering what happened in that crucial 1911, because the Spanish historiography has passed too quickly over that event. Nevertheless, the first aim of this work is to show, from the newspapers, one more episode of the discrepancies between France and Spain about the intervention, poorly studied so far. On the other hand, should be emphasised the lack of common criterion among the intellectuals, whose opinions sometimes provoked some sour discussions.