HISTAGRA members recognized with research grants from the Deputación da Coruña 

 

The HISTAGRA researcher Aldara Cidrás and the collaborator of the Rafael García, have been recognized by the A Coruña Provincial Council with two research grants in history in 2022. 

 

Aldara Cidrás presented the proposal: 

 

Title: The historic center of Santiago de Compostela through its (ethno)graphic heritage: mapping, archiving and conservation of the city's traditional signage

Duration: One year 

Amount: €10,000 

Summary: This project seeks to study the emblematic traditional signage of the Compostela monumental area, which forms an iconographic universe with unique characteristics, coining the concept of (ethno)graphic heritage to refer to it and highlight its value as an identity element. In recent years we have been witnessing the emergence of initiatives and policies for the protection of historical graphic heritage, both inside and outside of Spain; however, there are currently no public records or awareness measures on the importance of these cultural assets in Santiago. With an interdisciplinary work methodology, we will approach the object of analysis as a phenomenon to be known on the other side of the aesthetic. The research plan will consist of the documentary contextualization of the graphic identity of Compostela and in the study compared to other cities, to then proceed to the digitization and cataloging of the traditional signage, mapping its concentration nuclei as places of memory of a past that is still present. more threatened in the future. The ultimate goal will be to invite neighbors to rediscover their heritage, make institutions aware of the importance of its conservation, encourage the recovery of this traditional signage among local businesses and encourage reflection on the need for a form of sustainable tourism, kinder to ours.

 

Rafael García presented the proposal: 

 

Title: October 1934 in Compostela. Mobilization, political consequences and repression

Duration: 1 year 

Amount: €10,000 

Summary: The proposed research is focused on the following study objectives: 1. Study of the mobilization in Santiago de Compostela on the occasion of the revolutionary attempt of October 1934; 2. Study of the political implications and consequences that it had at the local level and the changes that this involvement brought about; 3. Study of the legal mechanisms used by the authorities to deal with the situation and 4. Study of the different military processes opened under the state of war, as well as the consequences they had for the accused.