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Match between the Catalan National Team and the French National Team

Date
1912
Archive
County Archive of Alt Penedès
Document type
Imatge fixa
Reference code
CAT-ACAP-1007-3506
Link to the online document
Description

The photograph of the match between the Catalan and French football teams, dated 1912 and preserved in the Regional Archives of Alt Penedès, is a photographic document of great historical and sporting value that reflects the beginnings of modern sport in Catalonia and its international projection. This image is part of the historical cycle of the 19th-20th centuries and is part of a graphic background linked to popular culture and sport. Territorially, although the document may be linked to an activity developed outside the Penedès, it represents Catalan participation in events of European scope, thus contributing to the thematic diversity of the project in the fields of culture, international relations and the heartbeat of Catalan society. The portrait of Catalan players, among them prominent figures such as Carles Comamala and Félix de Pomés, shows how sport became a vehicle for collective identity and external projection. This photograph is a clear example of how Catalonia, through sport, was integrated into European cultural and social circuits, reinforcing its international and modern vocation.