Samuel Loewenberg, a journalist based in Madrid, has written for the New York Times and Time, among other publications.
When she was 30, Mónica M. fled her violent husband, taking her two small children and only the clothes on her back. But leaving did not solve her problems.
Spaniards were bewildered by the American view of their vote to kick out the ruling conservative party as a sign of weakness.
Click here to read Lowenberg's dispatch from the March 20 peace march in Madrid.
The Spanish capital took on the air of a battle zone the weekend after
the war began, as antiwar protesters clashed with riot police throughout
the city.


