Madrid De Corte A Checa by Agustín de Foxá

A firsthand, polemical portrait of Madrid’s rapid transformation during the Spanish Civil War, tracing how a genteel, courtly capital descended into violence and summary justice under revolutionary control; the book mixes reportage, personal reminiscence and moral denunciation to document anti-clerical attacks, the rise of militia courts (checas) and the social dislocation that crushed everyday life, offering a lament for lost traditions and a fiercely critical view of the Republican upheaval.