‘A Reckless Defiance’: The Diffusion of Surfing during the Franco Regime
Abstract
Surfing is a quite attractive activity for the mass-media. It also represents an alternative spirit of rebelliousness. The first surfing activity in Spain was in the 1960s, at the time of the non-democratic regime of Franco. Was surfing a threat to the regime at this time? This article examines the image of surfing, through the main channels of promotion of sports within the institutions of the regime. One of the main conclusions is that surfing, although not prohibited, was not openly supported. In gen-eral, provision of information about the existence of surfing in Spain was very limited. In this sense, surfing was portrayed as a distant, exotic and foreign activity, eminently masculine.
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