1914-1920: THE REBIRTH OF POLAND THROUGH THE SPANISH LEGATIONS' PAPERS

At the end of 1916, the adversities of war led the Central Empires to announce the rebirth of Poland as an independent country. The decision, which allowed the construction of the first Polish state in more than a century, would mark the politics of Eastern Europe during the following years, since the re-emerging re-public would not only have to provide itself with stable institutions but also to defend its vulnerable borders from the very beginning. As privileged witnesses of the events which took place during those years, the Spanish diplomats sent to Madrid numerous reports that, as a whole, constitute a valuable documentary archive to learn more about a crucial period in European history and the rela-tions between two countries, Spain and Poland, with many similarities.