Maria Gràcia Bassa i Rocas

In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Bassa and the second or maternal family name is Rocas; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".

Maria Gràcia Bassa i Rocas
Born1883 Edit this on Wikidata
Llofriu Edit this on Wikidata
Died1961 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 77–78)
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Maria Gràcia Bassa i Rocas (1883 in Llofriu – 1961 in Buenos Aires) was a Spanish folklorist, poet, and journalist.[1][2]

Life

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The daughter of Joan Bassa i Bosch and Irene Rocas i Romaguera, she researched language and folklore, with her mother.[3][4] She was a teacher in Llofriu.[5]

In 1907, she married Joan Llorens i Carreras, in Pineda de Mar. They moved to Argentina, and Maria continued to take an interest in and promotion of Catalan culture and Catalan language.[5][6][7] Her son Joan Llorens i Bassa (1908-1976) was also active in the Catalan literary community in Argentina.[6]

She contributed to La Chronique de Palafrugell and to Feminal, the feminist magazine published in Barcelona.[8][9] She participated in the Floral Games before her death in 1961 in Buenos Aires.

Legacy

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On 27 February 2008, the Town Hall of Palafrugell dedicated a street in the Llofriu district to her.[5]

Works

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  • Esplais de llunyania (1919)
  • Branca florida (1933)
  • Els camins de la pampa argentina (1941) (unpublished)

Further reading

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  • Rocas, Irene (1999). Memòries d'Irene Rocas (1861-1910) : un testimoni excepcional des de l'Empordà, Olot i Barcelona. Dolors Grau i Ferrando. Palafrugell: Arxiu Municipal de Palafrugell. ISBN 84-923432-1-4. OCLC 424268724.

References

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  1. ^ Bacardi i Tomas, Montserrat (29 May 2017). "Gràcia Bassa, poeta, periodista i traductora" [Gràcia Bassa, poet, journalist and translator]. Ajuntament de Palafrugell (in Catalan). Institut de Mitjans de Comunicació Pública de Palafrugell. Associació Cultural Pou d'en Bonet. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Maria Gràcia Bassa". Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  3. ^ Oriol, Carme; Samper, Emili (11 December 2019). A History of Catalan Folk Literature. John Benjamins Publishing Company. ISBN 978-90-272-6185-4.
  4. ^ autors, Diversos (28 December 2017). Història de la literatura popular catalana [History of popular Catalán literature] (in Catalan). Publicacions Universitat Rovira I Virgili. pp. 83–84. ISBN 978-84-8424-668-8.
  5. ^ a b c Bruguera, Jordi (27 February 2008). "Nomenclàtor de carrers | Maria Gràcia Bassa Rocas, Carrer de" [Nomenclature of streets | Maria Gràcia Bassa Rocas, Carrer de]. Ajuntament de Palafrugell (in Catalan). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  6. ^ a b Grau i Ferrando, Dolors (January 1999). "De Llofríu a Buenos Aires. La presencia empordanesa a América" [From Llofriu to Buenos Aires. Empordá's presence in America] (PDF). Revista de Girona. pp. 37–42.
  7. ^ Mercadal, Neus Real (2006). Dona i literatura a la Catalunya de preguerra (in Catalan). L'Abadia de Montserrat. ISBN 978-84-8415-779-3.
  8. ^ Vergés, Montserrat Palau (2012). "Les aportacions al feminisme de les folkloristes Maria Gràcia Bassa i Maria Baldó". La recerca folklòrica: Persones i institucions, 2012, ISBN 978-84-7784-615-4, pág. 13. Instituto Alicantino de Cultura Juan Gil-Albert: 13. ISBN 978-84-7784-615-4.
  9. ^ Carrero, Marcela Isabel Lucci (26 July 2022). "La voz del catalanismo femenino porteño durante la primera década del franquismo. Gràcia Bassa de Llorens en la revista Ressorgiment. 1939-1949". Pasado y Memoria (in Spanish) (25): 63–86. doi:10.14198/PASADO2022.25.03. hdl:10256/21850. ISSN 2386-4745. S2CID 251111503.
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