Monthly Archives: June 2011
Visit with former mayor Manuel Anglés
June 14, 2011 Last year Manuel looked over my book of stories about Calig for an intermediate reader I would like to publish. He was amused by an American’s view of Càlig and made some comments on the cultural content. … Continue reading
Working Conditions in Càlig, June 12, 2011
It is always hard to work on a project in Spain because there are so many distractions: people unexpectedly drop by, there is a ceremony in the upper part of the village, Martha has coffee with her friends, Fabián needs … Continue reading
Battle Scene Card
Friday June 10, 2011. After some 30 years, Martha decided to dig out some papers she had found in the house after she bought it. From the box stuffed in the back of a closet, Martha and Fabián pulled out … Continue reading
Visiting the Senyoret
Martha and Fabián had a list of names from the Causa General starting in the year 1938; of people who had land or money taken from them by the anarchists for the Collective in Càlig. They didn’t know who some … Continue reading
Almond Factory
Shortly after arriving, Emilio, an artist living in Càlig, showed us pictures he had taken of an old almond factory that had belonged to Joaquín Anglés. We had written about the importance of the almond factories in the thirties because … Continue reading