Book presentation: "Más vale fortuna en tierra que bonanza en la mar" Franquismo y vivienda social para pescadores en Galicia

 

Next Tuesday, 4 November, at 12:30 p.m., there will be a presentation of the publication: ‘Better fortune on land than bonanza at sea: Francoism and social housing for fishermen in Galicia,’ authored by HISTAGRA members Daniel Lanero Táboas and Xurxo Antelo Alvite.

 

This book aims to contribute to the knowledge of social housing, specifically that intended for professional sailors, during the Franco regime. However, the research sought to go much further, using the issue of housing as a common thread. In a broader sense, our purpose was to recover and highlight the labour, social and political memory of fishermen, their families and their communities by reconstructing their life stories. Hence the attention we paid to issues such as the work experiences of men and women in the fishing sector, their practices and places of sociability, and the community dimension of everyday life.

 

Details:

 

Presentation of the book ‘Más valle fortuna en tierra que bonanza en lana mar’ (More fortune on land than bonanza at sea) Francoism and social housing for fishermen in Galicia, Ediciones Trea, Gijón, 2025.

Venue: Staff room of the Faculty of Geography and History

Date: Tuesday 4 November

Time: 12:30 p.m.

Speakers: 

Xurxo Antelo Alvite and Daniel Lanero Táboas (authors of the book and members of HISTAGRA).

Antonio Míguez Macho (Dean of the Faculty of Geography and History).

Pilar Murias Fernández (Vice-Chancellor for Students and Culture at the USC).