Antoñita said yes. Antoñita is today the grandmother of Lara Álvarez and 40 years ago, on December 6, 1978, she deposited in a ballot box a ballot identical to this one, with which she gave a YES to the national Referendum in which 15706077 of citizens plus her, approved our Constitution by a great majority in each and every one of the provinces (87.78%).
Antoñita never again needed her husband's permission to get her passport, to travel abroad, to open a bank account...
This Constitution has brought us Spaniards the longest period of Democracy and Freedom that Spain has ever experienced.
This constitutional text will be 40 years old tomorrow. More advanced in the recognition of social and economic rights... than any of the nine ephemeral Spanish constitutions since the first one of Cadiz in 1812.
Diego Pardiñas, lover of History and Oratory, has wanted to pay a well-deserved tribute to those characters and to that historical moment that allowed the Cortes Generales (October 31, 1978) to approve the Spanish Constitution, which was ratified by the Spaniards in a referendum (December 6, 1978) and sanctioned by the King (December 27, 1978).
This act of homage began with the reading, by teachers and students, of some articles of the Constitution.
After Diego's excellent presentation, the students became the spokespersons for their grandparents, bringing us their opinions and comments on what the Constitution of 1978 meant to them.
"For my grandfather Gabriel, the Constitution meant peace between reds and blues. It was a relief for my family because when it was approved my grandfather was 44 years old, married with two children, and now he could rest easy knowing that his children would grow up in a country where his opinion would be respected."
"The Constitution meant, for my grandfather Jesus, that he could say I am an atheist or I am not a Christian, out loud, without fear of arrest."
"Many friends and co-workers of my grandfather Roberto, who lived in the Basque Country, voted no. He was glad, however, that a democracy would be formed that would promote equality and freedom. However, he was glad that a democracy was being formed that would promote equality and freedom. He voted yes."
