L’esperit de Balmes 46. Una correspondència coral entre dues famílies catalanes a l’exiliels Trueta i els Barba
- EMPAR PONS-BARRACHINA
- ÀLVAR MARTÍNEZ-VIDAL
ISSN: 1696-7410
Year of publication: 2022
Issue: 24
Pages: 203-235
Type: Article
More publications in: Laberintos: revista de estudios sobre los exilios culturales españoles
Abstract
This paper presents an epistolary corpus of 168 letters, originally written in Catalan, but also in English, French and Spanish, belonging to members of two families of the Catalan petty bourgeoisie –the Trueta and the Barba– who had to leave in exile as a result of the War of Spain (1936-1939). Scattered in two different archives, these letters –of diverse typology and subject matter– show how they both struggled to rebuild their lives, adapting to the demands of the new scenarios –mainly Baltimore, Perpignan, Oxford, Chartres, Santo Domingo (Ciudad Trujillo) and Mexico City. Among other things, they all shared what they called “the spirit of Balmes 46”.