For whom do the bells toll?, article by Rafael Vilasanjuan

Now yes. We have definitely seen die last symbol of the last century. What was called the short century -from the First World War to the fall of the wall-, Queen Elizabeth II has prolonged it until these days of mourning. In the 70 years that she has served on the throne, the world has covered a complete cycle. The last world war gave rise to the construction of a safer world. Institutions such as the UN were created to find the missing dialogue in the trenches. I know merged europe to curb tensions in the old continent, laws of war were created to judge genocides and ended up promoting a atlantic alliance, to ensure that democratic values ​​would be safe against totalitarianism. All that, which for many is history, is carried away by the memory of a queen, who without ruling has been the protagonist of the great changes that have brought us here. Through all these institutions, including the British monarchy, we managed to make the end of the 20th century much less turbulent than its first half. It is part of a legacy, which in the case of Queen Elizabeth began from the first day of her coronation, starting a path of learning and commitment, which she earned appreciation and recognition not only from the British but from half the world.