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My father's computer

 

Andrea Vilas Pampín · 15 diciembre 2020 18:14


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Date, historical event and historical period
This computer was bought by my father in 2005. His first one was bought in 1889 and it corresponds to the second generation of computers. This series of computers were known as domestic computer and were in the market around the 1990s.

The increase of domestic computers at home belongs to the Contemporary History.

Explanation of the object
My father had two computers during his life. The first one was a gift from my grandfather when he was 17. There was a company that was providing him with computer for his workplace, so he decides to get one in second hand for their son.

After some years, this first computer started to fail so my father decided it was time to buy a new one. He bought one in an establishment that, at that time, also sold computers. Now that same Pc is with us at home.

This computer is white, big and the screen has the shape of a square. It's a personalized model so it doesn't belong to any brand in particular.

It has been there for as long as I remember, but now It is starting to fail. Maybe it's the time now to start searching a new one. And after some years, we will look at our old computers and remember all the things we did with them.

Secondary sources
- Wikipedia, Article about Home Computers. Last access: 11/12/2020 Link:
https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computadora_dom%C3%A9stica

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Libro "Historia del Arte Hispánico"

 

Martín Sanjorge Martínez · 7 diciembre 2020 13:38


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Date, historical event and historical period
El libro forma parte de una colección de 5 tomos, que tratan de la historia del arte en España desde la prehistoria hasta principios del siglo XX.

Explanation of the object
Para mi familia el objeto, tiene un valor sentimental, ya que forma parte de la historia de nuestros antepasados. Este libro ha pertenecido a diferentes miembros de la familia, por su vinculación al mundo del arte.

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Projectile without its warhead

 

Adrián Boullón López · 7 noviembre 2022 20:11


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Date, historical event and historical period
The date of the object is around 1939, wich is a year that is related to big events, in this case the Spanish Civil War. The Civil War is located in Contemporary Age, more exactly, inside The Period of Wars.

Explanation of the object
This projectile had belonged to my great-grandfather. It is a projectile from the Spanish Civil War, around the 1939. Every projectile is formed by three main parts: the base or the lower part; the body or the middle part; and the upper part or warhead. The one from the photo doesn't have the warhead, so it can not explode, because there is where the gunpowder is placed. And here comes the interesting or funny anecdote from my great-grandfather. The projectile was used by my great-grandfather as a sharpener for its tools, especially his sickle. Then my dad, after my great-grandfather died, added a base to the projectile, as a way to preserve the value of the object. As he told me when I was doing the research of this work: ''He (my great-grandfather) just came one day home, and appeared with this projectile in his hands. I don't know its history exactly, but I can truly say he took it home after the war finished.''

Secondary sources
https://image.slidesharecdn.com/balistica-forense-160418152305/95/balistica-forense-49-638.jpg?cb=1460993023 (Monday, 7th of November, 2022) -Image used as a secondary source to know parts of projectiles.

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Botas de fútbol

 

Miguel Labandeira Ameijeiras · 10 noviembre 2022 17:01


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Date, historical event and historical period
Año 2012, mi primer partido de fútbol días después de que España se proclamara campeón de Europa por segunda vez consecutiva.

Explanation of the object
Estas son mis primeras botas de fútbol, las compré el verano del 2012, porque ese mismo verano la selección española había ganado la Eurocopa, que es la competición que determina la mejor selección del continente europeo. Me pasé el mes que duraba la competición viendo todos los partidos de España, y aunque sólo tenía 5 años ya entendía varias cosas sobre lo que ocurría en los partidos.
Viendo eses partidos y viendo lo que significaba el fútbol para los jugadores, decidí decirle a mi padre que yo también quería jugar al fútbol, entonces me apuntó al equipo de mi pueblo, dónde empecé a aprender todo sobre el fútbol y sobre todo a ser constante.
En conclusión, pienso que a partir de esas botas de fútbol cambió mucho mi forma de ser, porque al competir autonómicamente y más tarde nacionalmente e internacionalmente, sobre todo aprendí a trabajar hasta sacar lo mejor de ti y a ser constante, y eso me ayudó mucho tanto en el fútbol como en los estudios.

Secondary sources
No utilicé ninguna fuente, lo único a mi padre para que me ayudara a concretar fechas.

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Arado de labranza

 

Irene Vidal Rivera · 11 noviembre 2022 15:43


Date, historical event and historical period
No sé la fecha exacta pero el arado es de mi abuelo que tiene 93 años y el me cuenta que lo recuerda en casa ya desde pequeño, que era de su padre.

Explanation of the object
Esto es un apero de labranza que antiguamente se utilizaba para trabajar las tierras. El uso de este apero es muy antiguo y ha ido pasando en generación en generación aunque debido a la existencia actual de la maquinaria agrícola esta en totalmente en desuso. La parte delantera era enganchada a un animal, caballo, buey… y la parte de atrás era manejada por la persona que lo dirigía e iba volteando la tierra para los cultivos.
Mi abuelo me cuenta que tiene muchos recuerdos de cuando era pequeño, ya que el siempre ayudó mucho a su padre en el campo, lo guarda con mucho cariño y aprecio en su jardín de decoración.

Secondary sources
Solo he utilizado Safari cómo fuente secundaria y he llamado a mi abuelo para que me contara la historia personal.
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