Fear of Parenthood
By Jorge Juan Perales.
Becoming a parent requires leaving behind being a child in some way. Leaving childhood behind means taking responsibility for oneself. Taking responsibility for oneself requires…
"Twenty years from now you will regret more what you didn't do than what you did. So cast off the lines and leave the safe harbor. Catch the winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
Introducing Pio Moa in Toledo on December 6, 2024
By Jorge Juan Perales
Good afternoon: First, to avoid confusion when recognizing the members of the panel, I should clarify immediately that I am not Pio Moa. Pio Moa is him.
Reflections on Unity
By Jorge Juan Perales.
If we desire Unity, let us work toward Justice and Freedom. An imposed Unity is slavery. An artificial Unity is unjust. So we might ask: Unity with whom? Unity for what purpose? Temporary or eternal Unity?
The Birth: A Tribute to Life and the Languages of Spain
By Jorge Juan Perales.
Luis Florencio Chamizo Trigueros, born in Extremadura in Guareña (Badajoz) in 1894, passed away in Madrid at age 51 on December 24—blessed coincidence!—in 1945. A Spanish poet, contemporary with the Generation of '27…
Bearer of Eternal Values: Humanity
By Jorge Juan Perales.
Humanity, the human being, the person of the human species whether masculine or feminine; a human creature created by God—the God of the Bible, the God of Abraham—in His image and likeness…
And Once on the Street, What Then?
By Jorge Juan Perales.
A few days ago I shared a table with a young Financial Director for Spain and Portugal of an important multinational company. As we usually do when we meet, once or twice a month, we debated the situation…
Falangist Miscellany
After a pleasant encounter at the Krak Sign gathering
By Jorge Juan Perales.
At the latest "El Signo del Krak" gathering, organized by Hispana Vista, about "Falangists without Falange" held on April 13, 2024…
The Falangist Family
By Jorge Juan Perales.
Let's suppose the Falangist family is composed of a father (José Antonio), a mother (La Falange), and children (the Falangists).
The father dies "legally assassinated." Since then, the mother has been the object of all kinds…
The Spanish Falange Never Considered Itself Right-Wing
By Jorge Juan Perales.
In the preview of the twenty-third edition of the Royal Spanish Academy Dictionary (DRAE), we find under the entry "falange" in its second meaning the following definition:
"Name of certain organizations…
Up with the Bride! Up with Spain!
By Jorge Juan Perales.
Reading José María Zavala's book "The Passion of José Antonio," in its opening chapters, which recount the courtships of the founder and National Chief of the Spanish Falange, you realize, once…