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Yes, but the 1940's, and before, were different:[0]

""So you used to work in the morning at one job. Then it was necessary to stop to rest. And then there was another job in the late afternoon and evening — in order to earn enough money to survive," she says. "It's said to be the origin of our way of life now.""

[0] http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/11/30/244995264/spai...



That explanation isn't very convincing. People in other relatively poor countries didn't develop that distinctive pattern.


I don't think it matters if it's convincing or not.

I was answering the question, and the linked resource affirms it was.


…also it appears there has been a 10 year campaign by an economist to change the clock in Spain;[0] an organisation [1], and progress (dependant on one's perspective) [2]

[0] http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/03/wil...

[1] http://www.horariosenespana.es/

[2] http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24294157




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