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María de los Dolores Barón y Osorio de Moscoso, 22nd Duchess of Maqueda

10 Sep 1921 – 31 Oct 1989

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A life in time

  1. 10 Sep 1921

    Born

  2. 24 Apr 1950

    A son is born

  3. 31 Oct 1989

    Dies, aged 68

Family

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Children · 1

During her lifetime

She 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 1920s · María is born

In the news1919–1929

1919 Madrid Metro opens urban transit expansion

The Madrid Metro opened in 1919, eventually transporting nearly 100 million passengers annually by 1929 and transforming urban mobility.

Getting around

A creative journey by sexticycle

In 1927, playwright Jardiel Poncela invented a "sexticycle"—three bicycles joined together—and traveled 314 kilometers from Zaragoza to Madrid in eleven days.

At the table

Staple diet of ordinary Spanish families

Ordinary families relied heavily on cereals, potatoes, and legumes, which made up about 60% of their caloric intake. Meat consumption was low due to high prices, and families often saved money by eating simple national dishes like puchero.

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.Around the world · 1918–1920

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.

Otis Historical Archives, National Museum of Health and Medicine · public domain

What people wore

The Protective Waist Sash

Workers commonly wore a sash or faja around the waist to protect the lumbar area while lifting heavy weights, a practice that remains part of traditional festive attire today.

Music

Lullabies sung by rural Spanish women

Rural Spanish women sang lullabies while working to soothe their children, often improvising verses based on their current mood.

Daily life

Modernizing Urban Homes and Cooking

In urban homes, the arrival of electricity and gas, along with running water and central heating, transformed daily life, though these modern comforts were primarily enjoyed by the affluent. For many, traditional charcoal stoves remained the standard for cooking until well into the 1920s.