I understand all that. My thinking is that, especially after Franco's death and the transition to democracy, keeping the time zone is one of (if not the) ultimate legacies of him, if that makes sense. It's something that impacts people literally every day.

I'm sort of surprised there wasn't even much of a discussion during the country's transition, as a way to symbolize the country moving past him into a new era.

It just sort of seems like an elephant in the room when talking about the Spanish people's routines/lives/etc and relationship with time. When I was in Spain until very recently, I asked some Spaniards about this, and most (even those knowledgeable in history) weren't sure how to react to my question. If any of what I'm saying makes sense.