Eight figures and one letter make up our DNI. An alphanumeric sequence that identifies us and legally accompanies us for life and that marks our relationships with the State. Conceived during the Franco regime, a royal decree formalized its execution on March 2, 1944, it succeeded the identity card. The number 1 was assigned to the dictator, while the corresponding numbers between 10 and 99 were reserved for the royal family. Leonor, the future queen, coins the 16th.
In May 1946, a competition was held to find its design. The winner would win 30,000 pesetas. The Valencian Aquilino Rieusset Planchón won the victory. In the 1950s, the lack or absence of it was equivalent to a penalty. Today, if we don’t memorize it, we are nobody.
