MADRID­72: DIPLOMATIC RELACIONSHIPS AND OLYMPIC GAMES DURING FRANCOISM

Authors

  • Juan Antonio Simón Sanjurjo Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/1982-8918.35393

Keywords:

Olympic Games, Francoism, Spain, Sport, International Relations

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to understand the role of the Ministry of Spanish Foreign Affairs in the Madrid bid for hosted the 1972 Summer Olympics. The documentation of the Archive of the Ministry of Spanish Foreign Affairs has allowed me to analyze how this institution used the Spanish ambassadors and diplomats to achieve influence the members of the International Olympic Committee. At the same time, the paper shows the confrontation within the members of the Spanish Government to support the Olympic bid of Madrid.

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Author Biography

Juan Antonio Simón Sanjurjo, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona

Centro de Estudios Olímpicos. Departamento de Ciencias de la Comunicación

Published

2012-12-10

How to Cite

SIMÓN SANJURJO, Juan Antonio. MADRID­72: DIPLOMATIC RELACIONSHIPS AND OLYMPIC GAMES DURING FRANCOISM. Movimento, [S. l.], v. 19, n. 1, p. 221–240, 2012. DOI: 10.22456/1982-8918.35393. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/Movimento/article/view/35393. Acesso em: 14 nov. 2026.

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