La velada en Benicarló

"La velada en Benicarló" presents, in the form of a Socratic dialogue, a deep reflection on the Spanish Civil War, its ethical implications and its historical and social roots. The text was written in the midst of the conflict, during the insurrection of May 1937, and in practice represents a condensation of the ethical-political ideology of Manuel Azaña, who puts into the mouths of his characters some of the ideas and problems that most concerned him as political and intellectual. For all these reasons, "La velada" constitutes, in addition to a philosophical and literary text, a historical document of the first order, essential to understand the deep divisions that led to the collapse of Spanish society.