Maria Gràcia Bassa i Rocas

Maria Gràcia Bassa i Rocas (1883 in Llofriu – 1961 in Buenos Aires) was a Spanish folklorist, poet, and journalist.[1][2]

In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Bassa and the second or maternal family name is Rocas; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".

Maria Gràcia Bassa i Rocas
Born1883 
Llofriu 
Died1961  (aged 77–78)
Parent(s)

Life

The daughter of Joan Bassa i Bosch and Irene Rocas i Romaguera, she researched language and folklore, with her mother.[3][4] She was a teacher in Llofriu.[5]

In 1907, she married Joan Llorens i Carreras, in Pineda de Mar. They moved to Argentina, and Maria continued to take an interest in and promotion of Catalan culture and Catalan language.[5][6][7] Her son Joan Llorens i Bassa (1908-1976) was also active in the Catalan literary community in Argentina.[6]

She contributed to La Chronique de Palafrugell and to Feminal, the feminist magazine published in Barcelona.[8][9] She participated in the Floral Games before her death in 1961 in Buenos Aires.

Legacy

On 27 February 2008, the Town Hall of Palafrugell dedicated a street in the Llofriu district to her.[5]

Works
  • Esplais de llunyania (1919)
  • Branca florida (1933)
  • Els camins de la pampa argentina (1941) (unpublished)

Further reading
  • Rocas, Irene (1999). Memòries d'Irene Rocas (1861-1910) : un testimoni excepcional des de l'Empordà, Olot i Barcelona. Dolors Grau i Ferrando. Palafrugell: Arxiu Municipal de Palafrugell. ISBN 84-923432-1-4. OCLC 424268724.

References
  1. Bacardi i Tomas, Montserrat (29 May 2017). "Gràcia Bassa, poeta, periodista i traductora" [Gràcia Bassa, poet, journalist and translator]. Ajuntament de Palafrugell (in Catalan). Institut de Mitjans de Comunicació Pública de Palafrugell. Associació Cultural Pou d'en Bonet. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  2. "Maria Gràcia Bassa". Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  3. Oriol, Carme; Samper, Emili (11 December 2019). A History of Catalan Folk Literature. John Benjamins Publishing Company. ISBN 978-90-272-6185-4.
  4. autors, Diversos (28 December 2017). Història de la literatura popular catalana [History of popular Catalán literature] (in Catalan). Publicacions Universitat Rovira I Virgili. pp. 83–84. ISBN 978-84-8424-668-8.
  5. Bruguera, Jordi (27 February 2008). "Nomenclàtor de carrers | Maria Gràcia Bassa Rocas, Carrer de" [Nomenclature of streets | Maria Gràcia Bassa Rocas, Carrer de]. Ajuntament de Palafrugell (in Catalan). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  6. Grau i Ferrando, Dolors (January 1999). "De Llofríu a Buenos Aires. La presencia empordanesa a América" [From Llofriu to Buenos Aires. Empordá's presence in America] (PDF). Revista de Girona. pp. 37–42.
  7. Mercadal, Neus Real (2006). Dona i literatura a la Catalunya de preguerra (in Catalan). L'Abadia de Montserrat. ISBN 978-84-8415-779-3.
  8. Vergés, Montserrat Palau (2012). "Les aportacions al feminisme de les folkloristes Maria Gràcia Bassa i Maria Baldó". La recerca folklòrica: Persones i institucions, 2012, ISBN 978-84-7784-615-4, pág. 13. Instituto Alicantino de Cultura Juan Gil-Albert: 13. ISBN 978-84-7784-615-4.
  9. Carrero, Marcela Isabel Lucci (26 July 2022). "La voz del catalanismo femenino porteño durante la primera década del franquismo. Gràcia Bassa de Llorens en la revista Ressorgiment. 1939-1949". Pasado y Memoria (in Spanish) (25): 63–86. doi:10.14198/PASADO2022.25.03. hdl:10256/21850. ISSN 2386-4745. S2CID 251111503.
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