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Porque buena parte de las ejecuciones y paseos dados en los dos bandos durante la Guerra Civil del 36 al 39 —o los que ahora darían algunos si pudieran— no fueron sino eso: nuestra vieja afición a seguir manteniendo viva la Inquisición por otros medios.

Arturo Pérez-Reverte

Porque buena parte de las ejecuciones y paseos dados en los dos bandos durante la Guerra Civil del 36 al 39 —o los que ahora darían algunos si pudieran— no fueron sino eso: nuestra vieja afición a seguir manteniendo viva la Inquisición por otros medios.

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About Arturo Pérez-Reverte

Arturo Pérez-Reverte Gutiérrez (born 25 November 1951) is a Spanish novelist and journalist. He worked as a war correspondent for RTVE for 21 years (1973–1994). His first novel, El húsar, set in the Napoleonic Wars, was published in 1986.
He is well known outside Spain for his "Alatriste" series of novels, which have been translated into multiple languages. Since 2003 he has been a member of the Royal Spanish Academy.