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Deckchairs at half-mast....

Because the father of Benidorm has just finished his stay on planet earth - Pedro Zaragoza, former mayor of the place and the architect of its growth has died at 85. More at El País.

And an anecdote that deserves a wider audience: "In the 1950s Zaragoza famously prohibited offensive remarks being made about women in bikinis".

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Blogger Colin Campbell said... 8:40 pm

My working class grandparents went to Benidorm regularly for two weeks to burn their skin and get "healthy". They always came black like berries, but had a fantastic time enlivening the drudgery of their grim existence and Scottish weather.

They have much to thank this man.  



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