Antonio Corredera: Oral History of Childhood and Youth in Francoist Spain

An oral history transcript detailing the childhood and youth of Antonio Corredera from Valverde del Fresno, Spain. The description covers his early village life, harsh schooling with beatings, a scholarship to a disciplined school in Cáceres at age 12, and participation in cultural and sports activities. The dataset was coordinated by Xosé Afonso Álvarez Pérez and last updated on May 5, 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyzing narratives of childhood discipline and violence based on descriptions of harsh schooling.
• Studying social mobility and educational pathways based on the scholarship narrative.
• Researching youth leisure and cultural activities in mid-20th century Spain based on mentions of festivals and sports.
• Examining gender relations and repression based on the description of first relations with women.

Strengths

• Provides a first-person narrative with specific life events, such as moving to Cáceres at age 12.
• Covers multiple thematic areas: education, rural life, youth culture, and gender.
• Last updated metadata is recent (2024-05 05:47:27).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Álvarez Pérez, Xosé Afonso (coord.), e-cienciaDatos Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Likely an oral history interview or biographical compilation.

Time Range

Covers subject's childhood and youth, likely mid-20th century.

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 05:47:27; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Valverde del Fresno and Cáceres, Spain.