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Francesco Javier Bilbao Batista

Died 1932

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A life in time

  1. 1932

    Dies

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During his lifetime

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

The 1930s · Francesco dies

Who governed

What people wore

Embroidering by oil lamp light

Women frequently worked until 11:00 PM by the light of oil lamps to embroider their festival clothing after a full day of labor.

Getting around

Limited access to rural sanctuaries

Until the mid-1930s, accessing the sanctuary of Porto d'Ave was only possible on foot or by horse along narrow paths, as roads were not yet suitable for automobiles or animal-drawn carriages.

At the table

Shared Sardines and Bread-Based Diets

Ordinary families relied on bread, potatoes, and vegetable soups, with meat and fish reserved for special occasions or consumed in tiny, shared portions. It was common for a single sardine to be divided among three people, and poor families in rural areas often relied on seasonal produce from small garden plots.

The Great Depression. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 set off a world depression: banks failed, work vanished and coffee prices collapsed in Brazil.Around the world · 1929–1939

The Great Depression. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 set off a world depression: banks failed, work vanished and coffee prices collapsed in Brazil.

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In the news1930

Establishment of the Estado Novo single party

The National Union was established as a single party as part of the Estado Novo regime's institutionalisation.

Music

Improvised Singing Battles: Desgarrada

In the desgarrada, singers improvised rhymed verses against each other while a concertina player maintained the rhythm and marked pauses for the next witty reply.

Daily life

Lack of Basic Infrastructure in Homes

In rural areas, many homes lacked running water, electricity, and toilets, with families often using basic holes in the ground for sewage. Cooking typically occurred on floor-level fires without chimneys, leaving walls blackened by smoke.