I respect them. More than the Spanish in general, now, since they caved to the muslims.
Spain used to be my favorite European country...went there many times in the USN, took my wife to Mallorca on our honeymoon, and went back for our 10th, but...I just couldn’t reconcile their reaction to the bombing of their trains in Madrid.
They just caved.
I don’t blame you. I haven’t been back in 17 years. Spain has changed too much, for the worst. But I do miss the bread and chorizo, and remember the civiles with great afection.