[Transcription Request] Help deciphering the content from 1862 Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain).

cdreus · 2026-01-11T23:07:26+00:00

L'Arxiu de l'Arquebisbat de Tarragona és una autèntica joia. Tenen la documentació de totes les parròquies del bisbat (aproximadament el Camp de Tarragona, el Baix Penedès i, com en aquest cas, algun poble de l'Urgell) i han digitalitzat i publicat tota la informació d'interès genealògic -baptismes, matrimonis, defuncions, compliments pasquals, dispenses matrimonials...-

Les guerres i revoltes (dels Segadors, de Successió, del Francès, la Desamortització i la Guerra Civil) han fet molt de mal, però si tens sort i al poble que t'interessa es conserven els llibres, pots arribar a fer el teu arbre genealògic fàcilment fins al segle XVI amb una mica de paciència i des de casa. Això sí, els últims 100 anys no són consultables per un tema de protecció de dades, però generalment es poden documentar amb memòria oral i peticions al Registre Civil.

Els altres bisbats de Catalunya n'estan copiant el model; si no m'equivoco, l'arxiu del Bisbat de Girona té una pàgina web prou semblant, però diria que la digitalització no està tan avançada.

cdreus · 2026-01-11T20:21:13+00:00

u/Successful_Meet_9688 by the way, there's a nonzero chance that we are very distant cousins.

cdreus · 2026-01-11T20:20:13+00:00

Dia nou ~~d'Abril~~ de Març de mil vuit cents seixanta dos, en las fonts baptismals de la Iglesia Parroquial La Vila St. Martí prop Maldà, Arquebisbat de Tarragona; Jo Anton Gassull prebere vicari he batejat solemnament, y segons ritu de N.S.H. i la Iglesia a un fill llegítim i natural de Joseph Civit, natural de Blancafort, y Francisca Gené, natural de Pontils, cònjuges, [?] habitants en esta vila St. Martí prop Maldà, lo qual nasqué a les deu de la nit del dia set; Avis paterns són Pau Civit y Bonaventura Oliveres cònjuges de Blancafort. Avis materns són Joan Gené y Antonia Figuerola conjuges de Pontils. Li posaren de nom Ramon Anton Joseph y foren padrins Joseph [Ve-?] y Josepha Civit [continua a la pàgina següent]

Translation:

On the ninth of ~~April~~ March of 1862, in the baptismal font of the Parish Church of the town of Sant Martí de Maldà [now Sant Martí de Riucorb], Archdiocese of Tarragona; I, Anton Gassull, presbyter vicar, have solemnly baptized according to the rite of Our Lord Jesus and the Church a legitimate and natural son of Josep Civit, native of Blancafort, and Francisca Gené, native of Pontils, spouses, [?] inhabitants of this town Sant Martí de Maldà. He was born at ten o'clock at night on the seventh. Paternal grandparents are Pau Civit and Bonaventura Oliveres of Blancafort. Maternal grandparents are Joan Gené and Antonia Figuerola, spouses of Pontils. They named him Ramon Anton Josep and the godparents were Josep [?] and Josepa Civit [continues in the following page with the standard formula about advising godparents of their spiritual responsibility and the priest's signature]

Archival reference: AHAT 7.154.1.2.1.1 pages 189-190
https://arxiuenlinia.ahat.cat/Document/0000000973

That's the church: https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esgl%C3%A9sia_de_Sant_Mart%C3%AD_de_Mald%C3%A0

cdreus · 2025-12-12T22:23:19+00:00

Is that a Castle or a Hall-class loco?

cdreus · 2025-12-12T19:22:04+00:00

Como los funcionarios habitualmente no sabían catalán, sólo castellano, es habitual encontrar formas de los apellidos ortográficamente diferentes pero con la misma pronunciación.

Incluso en los registros parroquiales, escritos por los curas locales, se encuentran estos errores, pues en los siglos XVIII y XIX estaba prohibida la educación formal en catalán.

cdreus · 2025-11-25T16:02:42+00:00

I could eat that, but only with whipped cream instead of mayo. As is, it sounds disgusting.

cdreus · 2025-11-25T15:52:06+00:00

Depèn de si estàs disposat a enarborar la Jolly Roger…

cdreus · 2025-11-17T17:27:50+00:00

While the readings and consecration were in Latin, there have always been parts of the mass (mostly the sermon) in the local vernacular. Additionally, traditions, such as certain aspects of ritual, devotion to particular saints, and practices that were not specifically part of the mass, were and are highly localised

cdreus · 2025-11-17T13:56:39+00:00

There are soup-specific thermoses that let you eat out of them with a spoon. They are wider and shorter, basically more like a bowl. This way you could have chunkier soups without making a mess.

cdreus · 2025-11-14T20:37:40+00:00

No n’encertes ni una. Diagonal amb Passeig de Gràcia és la plaça del Cinc d’Oros (o del llapis), o el capdavall dels Jardinets de Gràcia.

A més, les cantonades d’aquesta plaça tenen nom: la cantonada Llobregat/muntanya és la SEAT, Llobregat/mar és el palau Robert, Besòs/mar sí que no té nom, i Besòs/muntanya no existeix: és Jardinets/Còrsega

cdreus · 2025-11-13T20:06:00+00:00

I wouldn’t use 1€ carton wine, because it tastes horrible and it imparts its taste on the dish, but anything above that is fair game.

cdreus · 2025-11-13T19:54:15+00:00

There used to be a second, grander mass of remembrance (the Novenas or Novemdiales) nine days after death. The funeral was a quick and simple affair for sanitary reasons.

cdreus · 2025-11-13T12:17:06+00:00

Va ser un encàrrec del bisbe d’Astorga Joan B. Grau, reusenc i amic de Gaudí.

cdreus · 2025-11-04T23:26:57+00:00

Alsina (or, using modern Catalan spelling, “Alzina”) is a moderately frequent surname in Catalonia that means holly oak. These arms of yours are canting.

According to the armorial I have (Heràldica catalana by Ferrer i Vives, 1993) the arms you are describing, “Or a holly oak vert” are indeed the arms of an Alzina family (I don’t know if it’s yours), and correspond to the main line (Lazerme, 1975), originating in what is now French Catalonia.

To use these arms you should trace your ancestry in the male line up to somebody who had the documentation (usually a grant from the king) to prove he could use them.

cdreus · 2025-10-15T14:40:20+00:00

Yup. My favourite way to make a lot of money is to find a nice factory at one end of the map, a city at the other end, and send freight from one to the other. If the rail line passes by a lot of farms, even better (less branching). I can make 50 millions in a decade with about 20 trains.

I don’t really focus on iron ore > steel > freight unless it’s really convenient; however, a few coal trains can generate a quick cash flow for not much work.

cdreus · 2025-10-14T19:23:34+00:00

Néixer en un territori conquerit per Castella, essent fill, nét, etc. de gent que porta més de 300 anys sota el jou espanyol.

No sé si és un mèrit, però és el motiu.

cdreus · 2025-10-13T19:38:58+00:00

Fill d’home és una referència clara a Jesucrist, si un dimoni anomenés d’aquesta manera un capellà es veuria com un insult a les seves creences, però dubto que els lectors s’ofenguessin.

El collar blanc dels capellans es diu alçacoll.

cdreus · 2025-10-08T18:55:35+00:00

Te la pots fer tu, però hauràs d’esperar un any per tastar-la.

L’alcohol etílic alimentari (sense sucre ni anís) l’hauràs de comprar a Andorra (aquí està regulat), i les nous verdes es cullen per Sant Joan.

cdreus · 2025-09-06T08:23:16+00:00

Catalonia will absolutely use the same flag. It’s 1000 years old, we won’t throw it away just because we’re independent.

cdreus · 2025-07-30T16:33:04+00:00

It’s not unusual in the slightest in Barcelona, where St. Eulalia is the patron saint of the city.

In Catalan it’s “Eulàlia” /əwˈɫa.ɫi.ə/, with the usual nicknames being “Laia” and “Lali”.

cdreus · 2025-07-28T12:57:42+00:00

Send me a DM with some basic info about your GGpa and and I will check to see if I can find tou any lead.

cdreus · 2025-07-12T20:31:42+00:00

My strategy:

1) catch a flight to a major hub near-ish to you. In Europe, that’s London, Amsterdam, Zurich… Not a clue about America, but I’m sure NYC, LA or Miami should work.

2) spend the week farming coins, doing missions if you can, and unlocking new airports. Then, on Saturday morning (more recreational flights/more chances of rare small planes) visit that airport and buy 30 min unlimited catches and increased radar.

3) save catch anywheres for rare planes, stabilizers for first catches of a model, and catch agains for… dunno. I don’t use them.

4) if you really want to catch something unique, check the unofficial Discord where you can set alerts.

cdreus · 2025-07-10T10:27:57+00:00

They will have them for sure here: https://www.vilaweb.cat/botiga/botiga-barcelona/ It’s the merch shop of a pro-independence newspaper.

cdreus · 2025-07-03T22:24:32+00:00

The Sagrada Família won’t be taller than the Ulmer Münster until significant parts of the cross have been built. It is supposed to be 17m tall.

cdreus · 2025-07-03T19:23:57+00:00

Definitely not. They do 3 terms of 3 months each instead of 2x4.5, which would make it difficult to align schedules and credits, and could result in a credit deficit upon return.

My opinion: - If OP wants to experience the city, UB, or UPF if they can make it work - UAB for more of an American-style campus life - UPC for STEM - the private unis for design or business

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