Athletic Club unofficial ambassador to the Holy See during the pontificate of Pius XII
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https://doi.org/10.20868/mhd.2024.26.5057Keywords:
football, Francoism, Holy See, catholicism, sport.Abstract
In this work we deepen the connection between sport, politics and religion, and for this we start from a specific moment and case such as that of the Athletic Club, and its link to Francoism and the Holy See, in the mid-1950s. The study focuses on the audience of Pope Pius XII to the Vatican (directors, players and relatives), the speech and the reception of the act in 1956, and the subsequent homage to the pontiff at the San Mamés Stadium in May of 1958. The facts and the documentation generated allow us to analyse the construction and role of athletes as ambassadors and propagandists of values and very specific social political proposals. The events take place at a time of opening and legitimization of the regime as a result of the agreements between the Holy See and the Spanish state, and within the framework of the new international football competitions that will put Spanish teams at the center of European interest.
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