These unsettling and unusual places tell a vivid story about the unique way that Spain deals with its past – or fails to, says food writer and chef Abbas Asaria
These places are not historical. These are bars that have been filled with Francoist memorabilia to explicitly exalt the Dictator. Imagine a nazi bar chock-full of swastikas, the only book in the bookshelf is mein Kampf, and instead of a mirror you have a big picture of Hitler, all with the finishing touch of the radio playing Hitler’s speeches.
THAT is what is being referred to here. And yes, if you go to a place like that, you are a fascist
If I had a nickel for every francoist bar in Spain owned by a Chinese guy, I’d have 2 nickels. Which isn’t much, but it’s weird that it happened twice.
(The other one I know is called Bar Oliva, and it’s in Usera, Madrid)
These places are not historical. These are bars that have been filled with Francoist memorabilia to explicitly exalt the Dictator. Imagine a nazi bar chock-full of swastikas, the only book in the bookshelf is mein Kampf, and instead of a mirror you have a big picture of Hitler, all with the finishing touch of the radio playing Hitler’s speeches.
THAT is what is being referred to here. And yes, if you go to a place like that, you are a fascist
And btw, for the particular bar mentioned in the article, the owner is Chinese and not at all afraid of showing what it’s about:
If I had a nickel for every francoist bar in Spain owned by a Chinese guy, I’d have 2 nickels. Which isn’t much, but it’s weird that it happened twice.
(The other one I know is called Bar Oliva, and it’s in Usera, Madrid)
Coincidentally, cops seem to love it.
This one closed a few years ago, thankfully.
Oh, I didn’t know that. It’s been a while since I’ve been through there lol
But it’s good news at least