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Josefa Martínez de Arizala y Luna

Died Torrelaguna, 31 Jan 1867

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Facts and their sources

  • Died31 Jan 1867, Torrelagunanot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 6 Dec 1844

    A daughter is born

  2. 31 Jan 1867

    Dies in Torrelaguna

Family

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Children · 1

During her lifetime

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1860s · Josefa dies in Torrelaguna, at

In the news1853–1882

1853: Mass emigration to Latin America starts

From 1853 to 1882, 325,000 Galicians emigrated, marking a period of intense, large-scale migration to Latin American countries like Cuba and Brazil.

Getting around

Train and stagecoach travel combinations

Rail travel drastically changed transit, though it remained slow; for example, the journey from Manzanares to Granada required an additional 30-hour stagecoach trip.

At the table

Traditional versus foreign dining times

While some elegant families adopted French dining hours of eating at 6 p.m., many traditional families stuck to eating their main meal at 2 p.m. and dinner after 10 p.m.

A cable under the Atlantic. A telegraph cable laid across the ocean floor joined Europe and America: messages crossed in minutes instead of weeks.Around the world · 1866

A cable under the Atlantic. A telegraph cable laid across the ocean floor joined Europe and America: messages crossed in minutes instead of weeks.

Robert Charles Dudley · public domain

What people wore

Limited wardrobes for humble women

A typical humble woman in mid-19th century Spain often possessed only two outfits: one for daily work and one reserved for Sundays and feast days.

Music

Dances performed at religious festivals

Dances such as the jota were performed at religious festivals to honor saints and request favors, blending Catholic rituals with local customs.

Daily life

Teachers' salaries and housing

Schoolteachers in Santoña were provided with housing in addition to their annual salaries, which were 400 ducados for the male teacher and 200 ducados for the female teacher.