Can Dansa (Ric?)
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Fotografia feta amb la Hasselblad SWC, fabricada el 1976; Ilford Delta 400.
Ja fa molts anys que sabia que les meves arrels per part paterna venien d’Esparreguera, però fa poc varem descobrir un article d’un mitjà local d’aquesta vila del Baix Llobregat on es glossa la vida d’un cosí segón del meu pare. És una historia fascinant, ja que l’home, mort el 1972 va tenir una vida realment moguda, treballant en mil coses diferents, patint per la seva vida durant la guerra civil per part dels anarquistes, però alhora acabant a La Model durant la postguerra com a “desafecto al regimen”.
En el article es menciona que va neixer en aquesta casa de la Plaça de Sant Magí d’Esparreguera, el 1885. Era conegut com El Dansa ric, i la casa, com Cal Dansa. L’origen de tot plegat venia del seu avi, tan aficionat al ball de bastons que l’anomenaven el Dansaire.
Per altra banda, crec que el seu avi era el besavi del meu pare. Del qual recordo com em parlava dels origens familars referint-se a Cal Dansa i en “Dansa pobre”. Crec que això fa referencia a la branca familiar meva, probablement perque l’avi del meu pare deuria ser el cabaler de la familia, i la branca del “Dansa ric”, l’hereu (i per això es quedaren aquesta casa). Es complicat d’explicar i potser no es del tot cert perquè em manquen moltes dades, però es prou una aproximació, crec. Com a resum de tot plegat, crec que aquesta era la casa on vivia el meu rebesavi a mitjans-finals del s. XIX. El seu fill emigrà ja a Sabadell entorn el 1900, on el meu avi va neixer el 1902.
ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esparreguera
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Picture taken with a Hasselblad SWC, made in 1976; Ilford Delta 400.
I have known for many years that my paternal family came from the Catalan town of Esparreguera, about 30 km away from my hometown Sabadell, but recently we discovered an old article in a local media outlet that chronicles the life of a second cousin of my father. It is a fascinating story, as the man, who died in 1972, had a truly eventful life, working in a thousand different things, suffering for his life during the civil war at the hands of anarchists, but also ending up in La Model prison during the Francoist regime as for “disaffection to the regime”.
The article mentions that he was born in this house in the Plaça de Sant Magí in the Catalan town of Esparreguera, in 1885. He was known as “El Dansa ric”, and the house, as “Cal Dansa”. The origin of all this came from his grandfather, who was so fond of “ball de bastons” (Catalan stick dance) that they called him "el Dansaire" (the dancer).
With all this information, I think his grandfather was my father’s great-grandfather. Indeed I remember my father talking to me about his family origins, referring to Cal Dansa and “Dansa pobre” in Esparreguera. I think this refers to my family branch, probably because my father’s grandfather was a younger brother, and the branch of “Dansa ric”, the heir (and that’s why they kept this house). It’s complicated to explain and maybe it’s not entirely true because I’m missing a lot of information, but it’s enough of an approximation, I think. To summarize it all, I think this was the house where my great-great-grandfather lived in the mid-late 19th century. His son emigrated to Sabadell around 1900, and my grandfather was born here in 1902.
Can Dansa (Ric?)
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Fotografia feta amb la Hasselblad SWC, fabricada el 1976; Ilford Delta 400.
Ja fa molts anys que sabia que les meves arrels per part paterna venien d’Esparreguera, però fa poc varem descobrir un article d’un mitjà local d’aquesta vila del Baix Llobregat on es glossa la vida d’un cosí segón del meu pare. És una historia fascinant, ja que l’home, mort el 1972 va tenir una vida realment moguda, treballant en mil coses diferents, patint per la seva vida durant la guerra civil per part dels anarquistes, però alhora acabant a La Model durant la postguerra com a “desafecto al regimen”.
En el article es menciona que va neixer en aquesta casa de la Plaça de Sant Magí d’Esparreguera, el 1885. Era conegut com El Dansa ric, i la casa, com Cal Dansa. L’origen de tot plegat venia del seu avi, tan aficionat al ball de bastons que l’anomenaven el Dansaire.
Per altra banda, crec que el seu avi era el besavi del meu pare. Del qual recordo com em parlava dels origens familars referint-se a Cal Dansa i en “Dansa pobre”. Crec que això fa referencia a la branca familiar meva, probablement perque l’avi del meu pare deuria ser el cabaler de la familia, i la branca del “Dansa ric”, l’hereu (i per això es quedaren aquesta casa). Es complicat d’explicar i potser no es del tot cert perquè em manquen moltes dades, però es prou una aproximació, crec. Com a resum de tot plegat, crec que aquesta era la casa on vivia el meu rebesavi a mitjans-finals del s. XIX. El seu fill emigrà ja a Sabadell entorn el 1900, on el meu avi va neixer el 1902.
ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esparreguera
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Picture taken with a Hasselblad SWC, made in 1976; Ilford Delta 400.
I have known for many years that my paternal family came from the Catalan town of Esparreguera, about 30 km away from my hometown Sabadell, but recently we discovered an old article in a local media outlet that chronicles the life of a second cousin of my father. It is a fascinating story, as the man, who died in 1972, had a truly eventful life, working in a thousand different things, suffering for his life during the civil war at the hands of anarchists, but also ending up in La Model prison during the Francoist regime as for “disaffection to the regime”.
The article mentions that he was born in this house in the Plaça de Sant Magí in the Catalan town of Esparreguera, in 1885. He was known as “El Dansa ric”, and the house, as “Cal Dansa”. The origin of all this came from his grandfather, who was so fond of “ball de bastons” (Catalan stick dance) that they called him "el Dansaire" (the dancer).
With all this information, I think his grandfather was my father’s great-grandfather. Indeed I remember my father talking to me about his family origins, referring to Cal Dansa and “Dansa pobre” in Esparreguera. I think this refers to my family branch, probably because my father’s grandfather was a younger brother, and the branch of “Dansa ric”, the heir (and that’s why they kept this house). It’s complicated to explain and maybe it’s not entirely true because I’m missing a lot of information, but it’s enough of an approximation, I think. To summarize it all, I think this was the house where my great-great-grandfather lived in the mid-late 19th century. His son emigrated to Sabadell around 1900, and my grandfather was born here in 1902.