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I have seen a couple of those Spanish revolvers that blew with standard .38 Special ammo, and one that let go with a .38 Special factory blank. I have not seen one, but have been told about .32-20 guns that blew with rifle ammo. The Spanish guns were the main reason for ammo makers turning out that ammo with two pressure levels; the Colt and S&W revolvers would work fine with the original (rifle) ammunition, which wasn't all that hot, but the Spanish guns would blow.
I am not sure about the .38 Largo, so-called, but the .38 Long Colt was always a smokeless powder round. The Model 1892+ guns are perfectly capable of handling standard .38 Special; the frames are made of steel, not the wrought iron used in the SAA and other Colt guns up to that time.
As to .357, I don't know if the Spanish would have cared much, but the .357 was not in existence yet when most of those guns were imported, so it would not have been a concern anyway.
Jim
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