Informante 1: Oral History Biography from Valverde del Fresno, Spain

A Spanish-language oral history biography from an informant in Valverde del Fresno. The text contains childhood memories, including work from age 10, schooling, children's games, military service in Sant Climent (Girona), and later studies in Cáceres. The dataset was coordinated by Álvarez Pérez, Xosé Afonso and harvested into the e-cienciaDatos Dataverse platform, with a last recorded update in May 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyze linguistic features and code-switching based on the mention of speaking Fala to children but not knowing stories in Fala.
• Study childhood labor and family economies in mid-20th century Spain based on the description of working in a family bar and shop from age 10.
• Research cultural memory and games based on the listed children's games like pinche, piona, and bolindres.
• Examine military service and mobility patterns based on the informant's administrative role and travels accompanying recruits.

Strengths

• Provides specific personal details, including the informant's age (10 years) when starting work and age (18 years) when moving for studies.
• Contains concrete geographic references, including Valverde del Fresno, Sant Climent (Girona), and Cáceres.
• Includes culturally specific details such as children's games (pinche, piona, bolindres) and the Fala language.

Limitations

• Row count and file format are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The data appears to be a single biographical account, which may limit generalizability.

Provenance

Source

e-cienciaDatos Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Likely gathered via oral history interview.

Time Range

Covers the informant's life from childhood through adulthood; specific years are not provided.

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 05:52:17; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Valverde del Fresno, Spain; also references Sant Climent (Girona) and Cáceres.