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Infanta Sofía of Spain

Born Madrid, 29 Apr 2007

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A life in time

  1. 29 Apr 2007

    Born in Madrid

Family

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Parents

During her lifetime

She has lived through 3 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Madrid.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 2000s · Infanta is born in Madrid

What people wore

Around 1980–1989

1980s high-status youth fashion items

In the 1980s, Spanish youth of higher social status frequently wore Castellano brand leather moccasins and loden coats, often combined with jeans.

Getting around

Around 1975–1999

Regional trains as daily village transport

Between 1975 and 1999, regional trains were a vital, everyday mode of transport for locals to travel between villages and towns. These services often stopped at many stations and could take hours, such as a 190-mile route with 76 stops taking seven and a half hours.

At the table

Around 1975–1999

Changing social norms and water access

In the late 20th century, social norms restricted women's drinking in public, and many women drank beer or wine in secret. Public access to piped water was also a relatively recent development for some, as some villages did not have running water in every home until the 1970s.

September 11. Hijacked planes destroyed the Twin Towers in New York and hit the Pentagon; nearly 3,000 people died, and wars in Afghanistan and Iraq followed.Around the world · 2001

September 11. Hijacked planes destroyed the Twin Towers in New York and hit the Pentagon; nearly 3,000 people died, and wars in Afghanistan and Iraq followed.

Flickr user Michael Foran · CC BY 2.0

Music

Around 1975–1999

Evolution of Village Festival Orchestras

In rural Spanish villages during the late 20th century, traditional music for festivities and religious processions often featured instruments like the dulzaina and tamboril. Later, these were frequently replaced by small itinerant orchestras playing battery, guitar, keyboard, saxophone, and vocals.

Daily life

Around 1975–1999

Long waits for telephone service

Requesting a new telephone line was a process that could take months to be granted.

What it cost

Around 1987

Cost of snacks in 1987 Madrid

By 1987 in Madrid, a calamari sandwich at the Plaza Mayor cost 50 pesetas.