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Gerardo Abad Bustelo was migrant.

Martina Baliña Abad · 11 enero 2018 16:23

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Gerardo Abad emigrated to Argentina in 1936 at age 27, leaving his family in Galicia. First he traveled to the port of Vigo to catch the boat that would take him to Argentina. The transfer of Vigo to Argentina by boat took about a month and upon arrival in the country was located in the capital, Buenos Aires. He had emigrated for economic reasons, but also for political reasons since that year belonged to the decades where the second Spanish republic ruled. Since he had emigrated mainly for economic reasons, he decided to dedicate his life to a catering company, setting up several bakeries and pastry shops. In an occasion where Gerardo was well economically after spending several years in Argentina, he helped his little sister Concepcion to emigrate to Argentina so that she could also improve her economic situation. My great-grandfather gave Concepcion the opportunity to work in her business, although later she decided to return to Galicia, Brión, since she was in a delicate health situation and preferred to be with her family in Spain. Years later she moved to Lugo with the nieces who took care of her and fortunately I was lucky to have the chance to meet her at three years old, before she left to live in Lugo, this time I was able to take some pictures with her and Concepcion told him about his experiences in Buenos Aires, Argentina to my mother who can tell me now that I am older. Unfortunately my great-grandfather Gerardo could only travel to Spain sporadically to see his family on a few occasions and since he died in 1983 I could not meet him, but his son Ramón Gerardo, my grandfather, from whom I could enjoy some years, contrary to my great-grandfather who did not even know him.

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María Couto López is an migrant

Nuria Iglesias Couto · 30 enero 2019 18:42

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Mi madre nació en Galicia , en el año 1973 . A los 18 años, tras fallecer su madre, decidió ir a vivir a Italia , en Milán , con su hermana Isabel .
Aprendió italiano y , al cabo de unos meses , empezó a trabajar de niñera .
Después de 3 meses, dejó de trabajar de niñera para trabajar en un gimnasio de recepcionista , donde trabajó durante 4 años.
Tras esos años , María se vio obligada a abandonar Milán y volver a Galicia para cuidar a su tía , que en ese momento estaba enferma . Al cabo de unos años, su tía falleció .
Después de eso , María decidió ir atrabajar a Mallorca , donde vivía su hermano Antonio . Allí trabajó durante 2 años en el hotel Viva Campicafort , de camarera bufetera . Después la ascendieron a cocinera en otro hotel , pero de la misma compañía . Ese hotel se llamaba Viva Blue.
Después decidió volver a Galicia de forma voluntaria , donde está viviendo actualmente con su familia .

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Luz is a migrant

Andrea Rodríguez Ramos · 7 febrero 2018 16:20

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My mother was born in Burela (Lugo). When she was some months old she and her family migrated to Coruña because her parents got a job in Coruña.

When my mather was three years old her parents and she migrated to Cariño is a town nears to coruña.

In 1979 when my mother was 6 years old my grandparents and she moved to Telde in Gran Canaria, they migrated also for her parents got a new job.

When my mother was nine years old, she migrated to Nois a small town of Foz (Lugo) becouse my grand father got a better job in this town.

My mother lived in Nois five years, when she was 14 years old, she returned to Burela in Lugo. Her parents and she returned to Burela because they want have a better life.

The 20 of september when my mother was adult. She migrated to Santiago de Compostela because she wanted study quimic in the university of Santiago de Compostela.

In 2003 my mother migrated with my father to Ames. They migrated thinked that in this place they had a better life.

My mother did all days since 2003 a pendular migration she went to Brión all mornings to work.

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Mi tía vivía en Madrid con su marido Enrique y sus tres hijas Rebeca,Raquel y Verónica.Un día mi tía y mi tío se pelearon y se separaron.Mi tía se que quedó con la casa y mi tío se fue a Ferrol a vivir ya que ahí vivian sus padre. Mónica se quedo con las niñas y mi tío las veía cada poco. Toda mi familia vive en Galicia por lo que mi tía decidio venirse a Lugo(donde viven sus padre) a vivir. Mónica se sentía muy agusto en esa casa y todas las niñas(mis primas)se acostumbraron muy bien y tienen muchas amigas y amigos. Mi tía aparte de que emigro por que ella quería, también se vino ya que tenía una oferta de trabajo, la cual le va muy bien actualmente

Jorge Rodríguez Garrido · 29 enero 2019 20:46

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Avó migrando a Alemania

kevin lamela rial · 12 diciembre 2022 19:49

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Polo ano 1970 por circunstancias economicas precarias meu avó tivo que tomar a decision de buscar alternativas para poder alimentar a famila. Por aquel entonces 3 fillos e a dona. Atraves de uns amigos que lle axudaron a preparar os papeis pra ir a traballar a Alemania.
Traballaba nun hotel de axudante de cociña pasouno moi mal por non saber o idioma e as condicions de traballo eran malas, e as relaccions cos conpañeiros tampouco eran boas

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