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Queen Sofía of Spain

Born Psychiko Palace, 2 Nov 1938

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A life in time

  1. 2 Nov 1938

    Born in Psychiko Palace

  2. 1963–1968

    3 children are born

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 3

During her lifetime

She has lived through 10 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Psychiko Palace.

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The 1930s · Queen is born in Psychiko Palace

In the news1935

First teleprinters become operational

The first teleprinters became operational in Greece in 1935, which increased telegraphic correspondence by 5 percent each year.

What people wore

Handwoven Alatzas Fabric Clothing

In poor villages, women often wove their own clothes from cotton fabric called alatzas, with the previous year's festive outfit becoming the current year's work clothing.

Getting around

Walking and pack animals in Crete

In rural Crete, people traveled across the island mostly on foot or by pack animals like donkeys and mules, with the longest 60 km journey taking 24 hours.

The Great Depression. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 set off a world depression: banks failed, work vanished and coffee prices collapsed in Brazil.Around the world · 1929–1939

The Great Depression. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 set off a world depression: banks failed, work vanished and coffee prices collapsed in Brazil.

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In the news1932

Greek state declares bankruptcy

Greece declared bankruptcy in 1932, which ended a period of high external borrowing and solidified state interventionism in the economy.

Music

Instruments of the Underworld

In rebetiko culture, popular in urban neighborhoods, instruments like the bouzouki, tzoura, and baglamas were favored in hashish dens because they were affordable, simple to repair, and easy to conceal from police. Police in the 1930s and during the Metaxas dictatorship actively confiscated these instruments.

Daily life

Limited water and sanitation access

Before modern infrastructure, households relied on wells or communal village taps for water, often hauling it in barrels. Bathrooms were minimal or nonexistent; villagers frequently used trees or fields as toilets.