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Founding act of the Agricultural Union and Caixa Rural de Falset

Date
1917
Archive
County Archive of the Priorat
Document type
Textual
Reference code
CAT-ACPR-41-1
Link to the online document
Description

This founding document from 1917 is a convincing example of the cooperative movement that transformed the Catalan rural economy in the 20th century. In Falset, in the heart of the viticultural Priorat, the creation of the Agricultural Union and Caixa Rural allowed farmers to organize themselves, access credit and improve production and marketing conditions. The document reflects the strength of associationism as a tool for social and economic progress, and connects with the European values ​​of solidarity, local development and social economy. It is a key testimony of how local initiatives can have a structural impact on the territory.