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Juan Antonio Muñoz

Tarancón, 24 Oct 1779 – Tarancón, 7 Apr 1849

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Facts and their sources

  • Born24 Oct 1779, Tarancónnot verified1 source
  • Died7 Apr 1849, Tarancónnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 24 Oct 1779

    Born in Tarancón

  2. 4 May 1808

    A son is born

  3. 7 Apr 1849

    Dies in Tarancón, aged 69

Family

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Children · 1

During his lifetime

He lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Tarancón.

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

The 1770s · Juan is born in Tarancón

In the news1771

New Mail Coach Service Established in 1771

In 1771, a mail coach service was established between Madrid, Barcelona, and Cádiz, charging four to five reales per league and promising travel in twenty-one days. This was considered a remarkable speed and comfort for passengers at the time.

Getting around

Post riders travelled quickly between stations

Travelers could ride as post, which was the fastest and most advanced way to move around Spain, covering 36 to 48 kilometers per day on average. Riders moved between postal stations, typically 14 to 22 kilometers apart, aiming to spend only 45 minutes per league traveled.

In Europe1772–1795

Poland is partitioned

Russia, Prussia and Austria divided Poland among themselves in three steps until, in 1795, it vanished from the map for 123 years.

Daily life

Dark, poorly lit homes for the poor

Ordinary homes for humble people were dark because windows were small, often covered with oiled paper instead of glass, which was reserved for the wealthy. Artificial lighting was mostly provided by oil lamps or candles, which could produce unpleasant odors and safety hazards in poorer households.

What people wore

The High Value of Footwear and Clothing

Rope or wooden shoes were common among poorer individuals, and it was not unusual to find records of people owning only a single shoe or a single stocking. Clothes were so valuable that they were rarely discarded, often being repurposed, auctioned to pay for burial expenses, or given as part of a domestic servant's wages.

Music

Guitar and Castanets in Popular Life

The guitar was the most popular instrument among ordinary people, frequently used to accompany singing and dancing at home, in streets, and at festivals. Dancers often played simple castanets held in their palms to accompany themselves during performances.

At the table

Diet of the Laboring Poor

Poor laborers often ate soup with oil or cornmeal porridge in the morning and legumes or salted sardines at midday. Wine was considered expensive, so these families typically drank it only on feast days, sometimes to excess.