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Jury of the first castellar competition held in Plaça de Braus in Tarragona

Date
1932
Archive
General Archive of the Provincial Council of Tarragona
Document type
Imatge fixa
Reference code
CAT-AGDT-21-AF005155
Link to the archive
Description

The photograph of the jury of the first casteller competition held in Plaça de Braus in Tarragona in October 1932 documents a foundational moment in the institutionalization of the casteller event as a Catalan cultural expression. Chaired by the renowned musician Pau Casals, the jury symbolizes the union between popular tradition and intellectual recognition. This event marked the beginning of a new stage for castles, which went from being a local practice to a valued and organized spectacle, with national projection. The photographic document reflects the chronological (20th century), typological (photography), territorial (vegueria de Tarragona), and thematic (culture and art) diversity. It is a clear example of how Catalonia’s own cultural expressions were articulated within a framework of modernization and European recognition of regional identities.