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Inside: Councilor of Barcelona City Council. sports (24.08.1948)

Date
1948
Archive
National Archive of Catalonia
Document type
Textual
Reference code
ANC1-526-N-8
Link to the online document
Description

This document, preserved in the funds of the sports councilor of Barcelona City Council, contains a symbolic and powerful image: Pompeu Fabra reading to his grandchildren. Beyond its family value, this scene represents the linguistic and cultural legacy that Fabra left in Catalonia. In a context of Franco’s repression, the oral and intimate transmission of the Catalan language became an act of resistance and preservation. The document connects with the theme of culture and identity, and highlights how language, as a vehicle of cohesion and memory, remains alive through the generations. It is also an example of how municipal archives can preserve testimonies that transcend the administrative sphere and become symbols of the country.