 In 1967, the Spanish authorities (represented by the Spanish ambassador in Cairo) Ángel Sagaz, issued passports for about 1,500 Jews imprisoned in Egypt's Abu Zaabal prison.He obtained their liberation from Nasser's government in response to his request to the vice president of the Jewish community of Madrid and its president, Max Mazin (in office between 1961–1970),

Freedom for non-Catholic faiths was achieved on June 19, 1967.As a political consequence in Spain of the Second Vatican Council decisions.