Pubilla

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Female heir in ancient Catalonia

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::summary Female heir in ancient Catalonia ::

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A pubilla (; plural pubilles) in ancestral Catalan tradition was the female that would inherit the whole rural estate in the absence of a brother.

Tradition

She was the female version of the hereu or male heir of the whole property of the family. Traditionally, when a couple had no son, the eldest girl of the family would inherit the home and the estate in ancient Catalonia. The purpose was to not divide estates that were already too small to exploit in a profitable manner.

From mid 20th century onwards the image of the pubilla underwent a change; in present times the pubilla has a role similar to a local beauty queen in local popular celebrations. Sometimes the female gegants are dressed as a pubilla, like in Manresa. Often the naming of a pubilla is a good occasion for a Catalan girl to dress in the traditional costume.

References

Literature

  • Kathryn A. Woolard, Double talk: bilingualism and the politics of ethnicity in Catalonia, Stanford University Press (1989),

References

  1. [https://www.jstor.org/pss/3773351 JSTOR: Corporate Household and Ecocentric Kinship Group in Catalonia]
  2. [http://www.elpunt.cat/noticia/article/2-societat/5-societat/83241-ambaixadors-del-seu-poble.html?piwik_campaign=rss&piwik_kwd=canals Una pubilla no és una "miss"] d'Ariadna Ventura, publicat a ''[[El Punt]]'' del 30 de setembre de 2009
  3. [http://www.mainlymorrisdancing.org.uk/Giants/manresa.html Pubilla gegant] {{webarchive. link. (2010-08-17)
  4. [http://www.pubillatge.com/public/php/auques/auca_dela_pubilla/ Auca de la pubilla] {{webarchive. link. (2007-07-17)

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