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Mercedes Sanz-Bachiller siempre fue conocida por haber sido la esposa de Onésimo Redondo y por haber fundado y dirigido Auxilio de Invierno / Auxilio Social (1936-1940). Sin embargo, desarrolló una longeva carrera política entre 1941 y 1979 que hasta ahora no había sido estudiada y que constituía una laguna historiográfica. Esta biografía política, por lo tanto, nos permite conocer a una mujer que tuvo un significativo poder durante todo el franquismo y que lo ejerció trabajando en distintos organismos: el Instituto Nacional de Previsión, la Obra Sindical de Previsión Social, las Cortes franquistas y la Unión Interparlamentaria. Esta actividad, además, arroja luz sobre el papel político que algunas mujeres falangistas desempeñaron en el régimen franquista.

Like its predecessor and companion volume New Journeys in Iberian Studies, this volume gathers fresh and emerging research in a range of sub-fields of Iberian studies from an international range of established academics and early career researchers. The book provides rich evidence of the breadth and depth of new research being carried out in the dynamic field of Iberian studies at present. As the title suggests, a strong thread running through the collection is concerned with investigating the multiple spaces of tension between the centre and periphery that comprise the Iberian cultural system. Topically, the current situation in Catalonia naturally comes to the fore in a number of chapters and from a range of perspectives. However, in the revisiting of a range of cultural products and historical processes undertaken by the contributors, it can be seen that transoceanic postcolonial relations are not neglected and concerns with history, memory and fiction also weave their way through their work.

The book shows how teachers struggled to liberate their country's education system from the legacy of dictatorship, combining a general evaluation of the phenomenon with intimate glances at the people who drove it forward. By vindicating the importance of democratic professionals it illuminates the Spanish transition to democracy from a new angle.