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Carmen Martínez-Bordiú y Franco

Born Madrid, 15 Aug 1950

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Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 15 Aug 1950

    Born in Madrid

  2. 1972–1974

    2 children are born

Family

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Parents

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Children · 2

During her lifetime

She has lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Madrid.

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The 1950s · Carmen is born in Madrid

In the news1950–1970

Tourism industry boom 1950-1970

The annual number of tourists visiting Spain skyrocketed from less than half a million in 1950 to over 20 million by 1970.

Getting around

Regional train speeds in Malaga

Until the tracks were dismantled in 1965, the steam and later diesel train between Malaga and Coin covered 38 kilometers in approximately one hour and 45 minutes.

At the table

Creative substitutions for scarce food

Ordinary families survived by using culinary imagination to simulate scarce items, such as making omelets without eggs using bread and onions.

The Hungarian uprising. Hungarians rose against Soviet rule; Soviet tanks crushed them within weeks and 200,000 fled abroad.In Europe · 1956

The Hungarian uprising. Hungarians rose against Soviet rule; Soviet tanks crushed them within weeks and 200,000 fled abroad.

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What people wore

Head covering requirements for women in Mass

After 1939, women were officially required to cover their heads with a veil or mantilla when attending Mass.

Music

The Blacksmith's Hammer Song

The martinete is a traditional song associated with blacksmiths, who rhythmically beat their hammers on anvils to accompany their bitter, solitary singing.

Daily life

Rural Home Life and Water Access

In rural homes, water was not piped; women and young girls had to transport it daily from public fountains using pitchers and jars. Families frequently lived, cooked, and slept in a single room, often with dirt floors.