For more than 30 years, Spain's victorious athletes have had to resort to humming their national anthem. The lyrics for the "Royal March" which were written in General Franco's era were dropped in 1975 because of their associations with his dictatorship. But now the Spanish Olympic Committee has announced the results of a competition to find new words. The anthem was to be revealed by the tenor, Placido Domingo, but the lyrics were leaked to a newspaper on Friday
The lyrics for the "Royal March" which were written in General Franco's era were dropped in 1975 because of their associations with his dictatorship.
But now the Spanish Olympic Committee has announced the results of a competition to find new words.
The anthem was to be revealed by the tenor, Placido Domingo, but the lyrics were leaked to a newspaper on Friday
The anthem also says all the "right" things to try to make it palatable to the "peripheral nationalists". Expect this to be a major sticking point in the coming General Election as the PP reverts to its Franquista roots.
The video was shot at Madrid's Plaza Mayor.
