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Fernando Muñoz, 2nd Duke of Tarancón

27 Apr 1838 – 7 Dec 1910

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A life in time

  1. 27 Apr 1838

    Born

  2. 7 Dec 1910

    Dies, aged 72

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During his lifetime

He lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

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The 1830s · Fernando is born

In the news1835

Start of Mendizábal's ecclesiastical confiscations, 1835

In 1835, the ecclesiastical confiscation, known as the desamortización, was initiated by Juan Álvarez Mendizábal to sell religious assets and pay off public debt.

Getting around

Crowded Travel in Covered Wagons

Travelers in the 1830s described extremely crowded conditions in covered wagons, or galeras, where passengers were packed so tightly that moving required everyone to agree to shift in unison.

What it cost

Daily wages for laborers and artisans

In this period, laborers typically earned about four reales per day, while skilled workers could earn up to ten reales.

Photography is born. The daguerreotype was presented in Paris: for the first time a face or a street could be kept exactly as it looked.Around the world · 1839

Photography is born. The daguerreotype was presented in Paris: for the first time a face or a street could be kept exactly as it looked.

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What people wore

Long Skirts and Sandals

In the mid-19th century, Spanish women often wore skirts long enough to reach the floor, hiding their feet, although some began to show them while wearing sandals tied with blue ribbons.

Music

Rise of regional dances and castanets

During the mid-19th century, popular regional dances like the bolero, cachucha, zapateado, and fandango gained significant prominence, becoming a source of national pride. Performers even traveled to Paris in the 1830s, where their performances, particularly the use of castanets, fascinated European audiences.

Daily life

Schooling interrupted by child labor

Poor children often missed school to work as shepherds or errand boys, struggling to learn because they fell behind whenever they were pulled away for labor.