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Manfredo de Borbón y Bernaldo de Quirós

Algiers, 3 Feb 1889 – Madrid, 6 Jan 1979

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A life in time

  1. 3 Feb 1889

    Born in Algiers

  2. 1920–1923

    Member of the Congress of Deputies

  3. 1958–1961

    Procurador en Cortes

  4. 6 Jan 1979

    Dies in Madrid, aged 89

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During his lifetime

He lived through 10 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Algiers.

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The 1880s · Manfredo is born in Algiers

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.

What people wore

Dancing fashion and skirt lengths

Women's festive dancing attire often included long tails, though young unmarried women were expected to wear shorter, ground-length skirts.

Getting around

Road travel was frequently at walking pace

Road conditions were often so poor that mule-drawn omnibuses could travel no faster than a walking pace, sometimes requiring passengers to disembark while drivers repaired the road with stones.

Europe divides Africa. At the Berlin Conference, European powers set the rules for carving up Africa; within thirty years almost all of it was colonised.In Africa · 1884–1885

Europe divides Africa. At the Berlin Conference, European powers set the rules for carving up Africa; within thirty years almost all of it was colonised.

Adalbert von Roessler · public domain

In the news1881

Code of Indigenous Affairs implemented

The Code of Indigenous Affairs (Code de l'indigénat) was established, creating a penal system specifically for the native population.

Music

Traditional dances of the seises choir boys

At the Seville Cathedral, choir boys known as seises performed traditional dances for Catholic festivities, often accompanied by castanets and singing.

Daily life

Cramped living conditions in urban homes

Working-class homes often featured cramped, poorly lit rooms with little ventilation, frequently lacking basic amenities like internal toilets or running water. Households relied on simple furniture, oil lamps for lighting, and portable braziers or stoves for warmth.