As Francisco López Peña, State Representative on two separate occasions, explained to University of Vigo students, “When the Free Trade Zone was created, Spain was still in a state of complete self-sufficiency with a completely closed economy.
Como explicaba Francisco López Peña, Delegado do Estado en dúas ocasións, ao alumnado da Universidade de Vigo, «No momento da creación da Zona Franca, España atopábase en plena autarquía e o peche económico era absoluto.