An internal report from the coup plotters, written after 23-F and now declassified, analyzes their mistakes. The text, dated late 1980, identifies as the main failure having treated the King with chivalry and letting him free. This action, according to the document, allowed him to act politically to stop the coup. Therefore, the authors declare that the monarchy ceases to be a symbol to respect and becomes a target to neutralize.
Analysis of Critical Failures: When Historical *Debugging* Reveals the *Bug* of Chivalry 🐛
The document operates like a technical *post-mortem* report. The authors perform a *debugging* of the operation, isolating the failure point: the variable chivalrous treatment of the King. Their conclusion is that this protocol, considered an inviolable constant, was actually a *bug* that collapsed the coup system. Therefore, the future approach eliminates that variable from the code. It prioritizes the efficacy of coercive *hardware* over any *software* of pre-existing tradition or loyalty.
Low-Cost Coup Manual: Lesson 1, Don't Let the Head of State Go Free 📖
The first rule in the supposed novice coup plotter's manual seems obvious: if you take control, you control everyone. But these star pupils failed in practice. Imagine the script: you have the country on edge, the seat of power taken... and you let the guy with the most constitutional authority walk out to make calls. It's like disassembling a PC to clean it and leaving the power supply connected. The subsequent spark, seen in perspective, was guaranteed.