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Luis de Borbón y Bernaldo de Quirós, Duque de Ansola

1887 – 1945

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A life in time

  1. 1887

    Born

  2. 1922–1935

    2 children are born

  3. 1945

    Dies

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 2

During his lifetime

He lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

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

The 1880s · Luis is born

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.

Getting around

Rail travel time between major cities

In the late 19th century, a railway journey between Algiers and Oran covered 421 kilometers and took approximately 13 hours.

At the table

Daily soup and bread for peasant settlers

Peasant settlers in the Sahel region ate soup three times a day, seasoned with oil or fat, while abstaining from butcher meat and wine. To sustain themselves between meals, they ate bread rubbed with garlic or onion, or occasionally raw herring or cod.

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

What people wore

Daily attire of Algerian women

Algerian women wore a white haik outdoors, a large garment often measuring about eighteen feet long by five feet wide. Indoors, they wore gauze shirts, wide trousers, and yellow slippers, often accessorized with jewelry made of genuine precious stones.

Music

Instruments in Moorish cafés

In Moorish cafés in Algiers, musicians played flutes, rebabs, and tambourines to accompany dancing.

Daily life

Coffee Preparation in Traditional Cafes

In traditional cafes, water was boiled in large earthen pots supported on three stones, and coffee was served in small cups for one sou. The coffee was often served with the grounds included, requiring drinkers to avoid the bottom of the cup.