Juan Tusquets y Terrats (1901–1998) was a Catholic priest, educator, and social activist. Author of El Teosofisme (1927), Masones y Pacifistas (1939) , Ramón Lull (1954), L’Imperialisme cultural d’Eugeni d’Ors (1989), and editor of Las Sectas . First published in 1932, Orígenes de la Revolución Española describes a century of history that culminated in 1931 with the overthrow of the Spanish monarchy and the institution of the Second Spanish Republic. This book covers the increasing influence exerted on Spain by Freemasonry, international high finance, and rootless cosmopolitans. Written from a devoutly Catholic perspective, all students of this era will find something worthwhile in this volume. The translator has added extensive footnotes to explain obscure persons and distant events.