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Juan Schwartz Díaz-Flores

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 1887 – Madrid, 21st century

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Facts and their sources

  • Born1887, Santa Cruz de Tenerifenot verified1 source
  • TitleAmbassador of Spain in the Archduchy of Austria, 1936–1938not verified1 source
  • Died21st century, Madridor 1977Records disagree1 source

A life in time

  1. 1887

    Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

  2. 1936–1938

    Ambassador of Spain in the Archduchy of Austria

  3. 16 Nov 1937

    A son is born

  4. 21st century

    Dies in Madrid

Family

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During his lifetime

He lived through 11 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

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

The 1880s · Juan is born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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.

Getting around

Long hours for stagecoach travel

A journey by stagecoach between Manzanares and Granada took 30 hours, while a mule-drawn diligence trip from Granada to Jaen lasted nine hours.

At the table

Common dishes for ordinary families

Ordinary families relied on simple meals like puchero, a slow-boiled stew of chickpeas, potatoes, and sometimes meat, or gazpacho, a cold vegetable soup with bread and oil. Breakfast for many working-class people was often just a jicara of chocolate with a roll.

The “Russian flu”. A flu pandemic travelled the world by rail and steamship in a few months, killing about a million people.Around the world · 1889–1890

The “Russian flu”. A flu pandemic travelled the world by rail and steamship in a few months, killing about a million people.

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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.

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

Cramped living conditions in urban homes

Working-class homes often featured cramped, poorly lit rooms with little ventilation, frequently lacking basic amenities like internal toilets or running water. Households relied on simple furniture, oil lamps for lighting, and portable braziers or stoves for warmth.