The aim of this work is twofold. On the one hand, it aims to paytribute to the work of the General Drafting Commission that was ableto outline a valuable and avant-garde proposal for modernising theSpanish Civil Code. On the other hand, it seeks to provide a legalresource in English to enable scholars from other legal systems tostudy this legislative proposal and understand the development ofcivil law in Spain. To this end, the translated text of the proposalis included as part of this work. Moreover, this study is rounded outwith the analysis of a piece of legislation that has undoubtedlyprovided Spanish civil law with the greatest boost it has experiencedin recent times. This is Law 8/2021 of 2 June that reformed civil andprocedural legislation to support people with disabilities in theexercise of their legal capacity. This text is included to provide amore comprehensive overview of the evolution of Spanish civil law.Finally, these work is aimed to provide a useful legal resource tomake Spanish law visible in the global academic community