The configuration of the Navarran working class during the late Francoism. A view from historical materialism

Abstract

Throughout the Franco regime, we observe such a significant transformation of the Navarrese working class that it justifies its detailed study. An extraordinary evolution took place from its scarce public presence in the 1940s to its notorious irruption in the 1970s, being a determining element in the global evolution of the region and contributing to the mutations that took place in the country as a whole. The economic and material forces that developed in that historical period were decisive levers for its conformation as a class, in close interrelation with crucial factors such as a very prominent presence of the religious fact, its ancestral cultural roots, its specific organizational traditions, as well as its own dynamics. of the classes and social groups of the area, among others. This convoluted and dialectical intertwining was drawing up a suggestive scenario at the time when the transition from the Franco dictatorship to a democratic regime was taking place. For a more thorough understanding of this process, analytical tools from historical materialism will be used.