The Carnation revolution (25 April 1974) finished with the most long-lasting European dictatorship of the 20th century and, although they were different processes, it had an influence on the start and development of the democratic recuperation process in Spain.

The conference "50 años de la Revolución de Abril: historia y memoria" will be presented by Ana Sofia Ferreira, professor of the Letters Faculty of the Universidade do Porto and research associate to the Sociology Institute of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Ferreira is a specialist on 20th century Portuguese history and author of many publications. Her research has addressed diverse themes as the resistance and political violence against the dictatorship of the Estado Novo or the labour movement and the left, among others Moreover, she often collaborates with Spanish historiography.

The History and Democratic Memory Society of the Universitat de València, that is part of the Office of the Vice-Principal for Culture and Society, boosts and raises awareness about the history related initiatives and the democratic memory on the academic field and approaches them to Valencian society.