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Jaime Gómez-Acebo y Modet

Gipuzkoa, 8 Aug 1897 – Madrid, 31 Mar 1977

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Facts and their sources

  • Born8 Aug 1897, Gipuzkoanot verified1 source
  • Died31 Mar 1977, Madridnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 8 Aug 1897

    Born in Gipuzkoa

  2. 23 Dec 1934

    A son is born

  3. 31 Mar 1977

    Dies in Madrid, aged 79

Family

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Children · 1

During his lifetime

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

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

The 1890s · Jaime is born in Gipuzkoa

In the news1898

1898: Spain loses overseas colonies

In 1898, the Spanish-American War resulted in the loss of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines, deeply affecting the national psyche.

Getting around

Long hours for stagecoach travel

A journey by stagecoach between Manzanares and Granada took 30 hours, while a mule-drawn diligence trip from Granada to Jaen lasted nine hours.

At the table

Dietary differences among social classes

While the wealthy ate fine dishes like partridge or sea bream in new modern restaurants, humble households commonly consumed fasting potage, pickled sardines, cod, and potatoes. Poor families often ate very little meat, reserving it for special occasions, while bread and wine remained central to their diet.

The cinema. In a Paris café the Lumière brothers showed films to a paying audience for the first time.Around the world · 1895

The cinema. In a Paris café the Lumière brothers showed films to a paying audience for the first time.

Unknown authorUnknown author · public domain

What people wore

Sounding trousers of Jaén cart drivers

Men in Jaén, known as chirris, wore trousers with metal-buttoned side openings that produced a distinct sound while walking.

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.