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Manfredo de Borbón y Bernaldo de Quirós

Algiers, 3 Feb 1889 – Madrid, 6 Jan 1979

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Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 3 Feb 1889

    Born in Algiers

  2. 1920–1923

    Member of the Congress of Deputies

  3. 1958–1961

    Procurador en Cortes

  4. 6 Jan 1979

    Dies in Madrid, aged 89

During his lifetime

He lived through 10 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Algiers.

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

The 1880s · Manfredo is born in Algiers

In the news1853–1882

1853: Mass emigration to Latin America starts

From 1853 to 1882, 325,000 Galicians emigrated, marking a period of intense, large-scale migration to Latin American countries like Cuba and Brazil.

What people wore

Dancing fashion and skirt lengths

Women's festive dancing attire often included long tails, though young unmarried women were expected to wear shorter, ground-length skirts.

Getting around

Slow rail journeys with frequent stops

Spanish rail journeys were famously slow, with trains frequently stopping at small stations where names were not called out because everyone already knew where they were.

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

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.

Music

Musical experts in social settings

In small social gatherings, those who could play string instruments like the violin, guitar, bandurria, or lute were considered the musical experts of the group.

Daily life

Irregular school attendance due to child labor

Schooling was mandatory for children aged 6 to 9, yet attendance was often irregular as children were frequently pulled out of class to work, perform household chores, or care for younger siblings. Some families struggled to pay for necessities, leading to chronic absenteeism despite legal requirements.