Operation Galaxia
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Operation Galaxia was the plan which preceded the 23-F attempted coup d'état in Spain. It was named Galaxia, because the officers who took part met in Cafetería Galaxia in Madrid, on 11 November 1978.
The outside of Cafetería Galaxia
1981 Spanish coup attempt
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A coup d'état was attempted in Spain in February 1981 by right-wing, Francoist elements of the Civil Guard and the Spanish military. The failure of the coup marked the last serious attempt to revert S
Operation Galaxia
…Operation Galaxia (Spanish: Operación Galaxia) was the plan which preceded the 23-F attempted coup d'état in Spain. It was named Galaxia, because the officers who took part met in Cafetería Galaxia in Madrid, on 11 November 1978. It…
Antonio Tejero bursting into the Plenary Chamber of the Congress of Deputies, gun in hand
The Congress of Deputies Plenary Hall (pictured in 2014).
Adolfo Suárez (right) and Manuel Gutiérrez Mellado (center) in their seats in Congress (pictured in 1979), talking with Marcelino Oreja (left).
Bullet holes left on the ceiling (pictured in 2015).