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Carlos Zurita, Duke of Soria

Born Antequera, 9 Oct 1943

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A life in time

  1. 9 Oct 1943

    Born in Antequera

  2. 1973–1975

    2 children are born

Family

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Partner

Children · 2

During his lifetime

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

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

The 1940s · Carlos is born in Antequera

What people wore

Painted Stocking Seams

Women who could not afford real stockings sometimes painted a line down the back of their legs with eyeliner to simulate a seam.

Getting around

Railways dominated passenger travel by 1936

By 1936, the railway was the dominant mode of transport for long-distance travel, accounting for nearly 75 percent of internal land transport of passengers in Spain.

At the table

Failed rationing and long queues

Official daily rations were never respected, and people often stood in line for hours only to find that bread and other basic items were sold out.

The Second World War. The deadliest war in history, from 1939 to 1945: some 70 million people died. Brazil sent 25,000 soldiers to fight in Italy.Around the world · 1939–1945

The Second World War. The deadliest war in history, from 1939 to 1945: some 70 million people died. Brazil sent 25,000 soldiers to fight in Italy.

Chief Photographer's Mate (CPHoM) Robert F. Sargent · public domain

Music

Women as keepers of oral tradition

Women were the primary custodians of oral musical traditions, singing specialized songs for every life stage, including lullabies, youth courting rounds, weddings, and funeral laments. Professional female mourners were hired to sing at funerals and also went door-to-door on All Souls' Eve to collect money for masses.

Daily life

Daily chores and crowded home life

Cooking was done over wood or straw fires in small kitchens, and many children had to leave school as early as age seven to help with farm work, such as sifting straw or guarding cattle. Domestic life was often crowded, with multiple generations and up to eleven people sharing small stone houses.

Work

Precarious life for rural day laborers

Agricultural laborers in rural Spain typically earned only 3.5 pesetas a day and could often only find work for half the year. In some cases, these laborers slept in barns and stables with livestock when working in the fields.