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Luis de Borbón y Bernaldo de Quirós, Duque de Ansola

1887 – 1945

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A life in time

  1. 1887

    Born

  2. 1922–1935

    2 children are born

  3. 1945

    Dies

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 2

During his lifetime

He 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 1880s · Luis is born

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.

Getting around

Rail travel time between major cities

In the late 19th century, a railway journey between Algiers and Oran covered 421 kilometers and took approximately 13 hours.

At the table

Daily soup and bread for peasant settlers

Peasant settlers in the Sahel region ate soup three times a day, seasoned with oil or fat, while abstaining from butcher meat and wine. To sustain themselves between meals, they ate bread rubbed with garlic or onion, or occasionally raw herring or cod.

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

What people wore

The Algerian burnous for men

The burnous, a hooded wool cloak, was a common garment for men, symbolizing dignity and status. A finely stitched burnous could cost sixty francs at the turn of the century.

Music

Traditional Algerian instrument

The Algerian kuwītra was a notable instrument used by local musicians, including figures who later helped preserve and teach song traditions.

Daily life

Privacy-Centered Casbah Home Design

In the Algiers Casbah, traditional houses were organized around an interior courtyard, designed to ensure privacy by minimizing windows and doors on exterior facades. Many houses featured roof terraces where women socialized and worked, effectively creating a private, elevated public space separated from the men's streets.