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by tecleandor 459 days ago
I meant for accessing the whois, not for registering. If you try any type of WHOIS request you'll be replied with a message sending you to nic.es site, where you'll be presented with a captcha if you try to get information about a registered domain.

It's not very well documented, but you can register at a government site using a national ID and they'll open WHOIS access for a fixed IP address, for a maximum of 10 queries a minute. [0]

Context for any of you not used to the .es ccTLDs: Until some years ago, and simplifying a bit, if you wanted to register a .es TLD you had to be an Spanish national or company, and be the legal holder of the domain name you wanted to register (or your name and surnames).

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  0: https://sede.red.gob.es/es/procedimientos/solicitud-de-acceso-servicio-de-whois-por-el-puerto-43