The priests of the sea in the late Francoist period and the political transition: their participation in the conflicts in the fishing sector on the coast of Huelva

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https://doi.org/10.54790/rccs.67

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Apostleship of the Sea; Stella Maris; El Camarón; late-Francoism; the political transition

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This paper deals with the role played by a group of priests linked to the Apostleship of the Sea in Huelva in the process of political change during the late Francoist period and the transition, their actions in the struggle for democracy and their influence on the political and trade union awareness of the sea workers on the coast of Huelva. Combining ethnographic and historiographic methods and techniques such as interviews, life history and archival documentation, we analyse how a group of priests were witnesses and protagonists of the trade union struggle for democracy in one of the most impoverished areas of Spain. Their struggle for decent living conditions and the defence of the class interests of sailors and fishermen was their way of living the Gospel message within a divided Church and their way of confronting the political and trade union structures of the Franco regime.

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José Hurtado Sánchez, Fundación Centro de Estudios Andaluces

PhD in Social Anthropology from the University of Seville, he has been a postgraduate professor at the Pontifical University of Salamanca and a researcher at CENTRA. He is a member of the Observatory of Culture and Heritage of the University of Huelva. His main lines of research have focused on the contribution of Christians to democracy, the political socialization of Catholic labor movements, religiosity and popular culture, cultural identities, leadership and political elites. He has published about thirty academic works as author, editor and coordinator, standing out the monograph The Church and the Seville labor movement (1940-1977): political anthropology of left-wing Christians (2006).

José Carlos Mancha Castro, Universidad de Huelva

PhD in Social Anthropology from the University of Seville and professor in the Department of History, Geography and Anthropology at the University of Huelva. He is a member of the Observatory of Culture and Heritage of the University of Huelva. His main lines of research are focused on the analysis of popular religious rituals, the socio-symbolic elements of legitimization of Francoism and identity cultural expressions in heritage education. He has published about twenty academic works including journal articles, chapters and books, highlighting his monograph Holy Week and the symbolic construction of Francoism in Huelva (1937-1961) (2020).

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2024-01-15

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Hurtado Sánchez, J., & Mancha Castro, J. C. (2024). The priests of the sea in the late Francoist period and the political transition: their participation in the conflicts in the fishing sector on the coast of Huelva. CENTRA Journal of Social Sciences, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.54790/rccs.67

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2024): CENTRA Journal of Social Sciences

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