Figure 1.--Here we see a class of Spanish boys in 1969. We do not know what school it was, but the boys look to be students at a state primary school. I thought at first they were in front of their school. It seems rather fancy for a school. We think it my be a church. Until Franco died (1975), there was a close association between the Catholic Church and state schools. Click on the image to see the boys doing their First Communion.

We do not notice school uniforms in Spain even in the 1950s after World War II, even at private schools. The private school seen here is a good example of school wear in the 1950s. We are less sure about the situation in modern Spanish schools. Available information suggests that school smocks were very common in Spain. We do not know when Spanish school children began wearing smocks, but they seem to have been very common in the inter-war period of the 20th century. School smocks have declined in popularity after the 1960s, but are still worn at many schools--especially private schools. Here they take the form of school uniforms with required colors and styles. Franco died in 1976 and soon afterwards a new democratic government implement sweeping reforms in Spanish society and this included Spanish schools.

The 1900s

The 1930s

Available information suggests that school smocks were very common in Spain. We do not know when Spanish school children began wearing smocks, but they seem to have been very common in the inter-war period of the 20th century.

The 1950s

We do not notice school uniforms in Spain even in the 1950s after World War II, even at private schools. We note several photographs from privates which show boys wearing a wide range of clothes to school. Short pabts were very common.

The 1960s

We do not know a great deal avout school clothes in the 1960s. There were no uniforms in the state schools. We notice boys wearing collared shirts, sweaters and pants. Jean seem very popular. Here we see a primary school group in 1969 (figure 1). Younger boys wore short pants. Most boys wore ankle socks, but we note a few boys wearing knee s0cks. We mostly notice shoes. Sandals were not very common. School smocks have declined in popularity after the 1960s, but are still worn at many schools--especially private schools. Here they take the form of school uniforms with required colors and styles.

The 1970s

Franco died in 1976 and soon afterwards a new democratic government implement sweeping reforms in Spanish society and this included Spanish schools.

The 1980s

The 1990s

We are less sure about the situation in modern Spanish schools.

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