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Gregorio Morán, Incisive Chronicler of Spain’s Transition, Dies at 79

His landmark books, together with a decades-long La Vanguardia column, shaped public debate on the Transition.

Overview

  • His career spanned clandestine anti-Franco activism, PCE militancy and a 1968 exile to Paris before he turned fully to journalism in the mid-1970s.
  • He authored influential works including El precio de la Transición, El maestro en el erial, El cura y los mandarines, and two Adolfo Suárez biographies (1979, 2009).
  • He penned the weekly Sabatinas intempestivas in La Vanguardia from 1988 to 2017, forging a reputation for independence and rigor.
  • He left La Vanguardia after a 2017 controversy and continued writing for outlets such as Crónica Global, Vozpópuli and The Objective.
  • His final column ran on Feb. 7, 2026 at The Objective, and no cause of death has been reported.