Comenzaré por las raíces, aquellos que no conocí, mis bisabuelos. En ellos la migración constituye un potente ingrediente, lo que nos lleva a suponer que sus familias eran muy humildes y salieron a buscar fortuna: de los paternos, el bisabuelo provenía de Tenerife, Islas Canarias. De los maternos, la bisabuela era hija de canarios, nacida en Cuba, y el bisabuelo era de origen francés.
Con él sucedió algo muy curioso: provenía de Los Pirineos, junto a un hermano suyo, se aventuró para buscar mejor vida, viajaron escondidos en un barco mercante que naufragó cuando se encontraba cerca de las costas de Cuba. Se estableció en el municipio de San Luis en la provincia de Pinar del Río, donde logró hacer una familia, a quienes les contaba que su hermano no pudo sobrevivir al naufragio.
En aquella época las comunicaciones eran prácticamente inexistentes. Después de más de medio siglo, en Cuba se incrementó el flujo de personas de una provincia a otra. En ese deambular, un joven con nuestro apellido, Serraded, estaba en el Servicio Militar Obligatorio y lo mandaron para Camagüey, donde se sorprendió mucho al encontrar allí a otras personas con ese mismo apellido.
Muy pronto se estableció el diálogo, y lo más curioso es que mientras conversaban escuchaban la misma historia que conocían desde pequeños. Los dos hermanos vivieron lamentándose por la pérdida de sus vidas, y nunca llegaron a saber que los dos se habían salvado.
De mi abuela paterna siempre recuerdo su bondad, tenacidad y cariño infinito. Del abuelo recuerdo muy poco, falleció cuando yo tenía tres años.
Mi abuela materna sobresalía por su bondad, laboriosidad y cariño infinito. Mi abuelo era multifacético: trabajaba en el campo, construía casas, hacía pozos de alta calidad, en fin, recuerdo que un día me dijo: - menos botar un tibor he hecho de todo.
Era un hombre pausado pero muy sistemático, de él heredé la habilidad para realizar diferentes oficios, por lo que hace mucho tiempo escribí esta décima:
Dicen que copié, mi abuelo,
Hasta tu propia sonrisa,
Y ese caminar sin prisa
Para bendecir al suelo.
Mis campanas tocan duelo
Evocando tu entereza,
Enraizada en la destreza
Por el arte de construir,
Ese tan digno vivir
Que aquilató tu grandeza.
Mis padres, eran ejemplo de bondad, tenacidad, sencillez, en fin, no porque el amor me ciegue, en ellos se resumían las mejores cualidades humanas. Se amaron durante toda la vida y crearon una familia; mi mamá profesaba una religión, mi papá creía en Dios, pero respetaba la decisión de ella y en ocasiones la acompañaba.
Ambos trabajaban incansablemente para garantizar el sustento de la familia. Mi mamá hacía trabajos de costura, ensartaba tabaco y trabajó durante mucho tiempo en una escogida seleccionando tabaco. Disfrutaba mucho de la lectura.
Mi papá era campesino, cultivaba tabaco y viandas, debido a su origen social solo pudo alcanzar un segundo grado, desde pequeño tuvo que trabajar, sin embargo en las cuentas era hábil, sobre todo cuando jugaba dominó; era muy creativo y buscaba admirables soluciones a los problemas.
En fin, agradezco a mis ancestros por la inmensa fortuna que me han legado: los más elevados valores humanos. Muchas gracias por haber leído mi post, estaré muy agradecido con sus comentarios.
Las fotos fueron tomadas del álbum familiar. Texto traducido al inglés por DeepL Traslate.
ENGLISH VERSION (clik here!)
I thank my ancestors for the greatest fortune.
Greetings honorable HIVE family. Since I was a child, I have always felt an intense eagerness to know about the origin of my family, so when I saw the initiative of @tibaire: Grateful for my ancestors, I was excited to write about what I have been able to rescue from the family tree of the same.
I will start with the roots, those I did not know, my great-grandparents. Migration is a powerful ingredient in them, which leads us to suppose that their families were very humble and went out to seek their fortune: from the paternal side, the great-grandfather came from Tenerife, Canary Islands. On the maternal side, the great-grandmother was the daughter of Canary Islanders, born in Cuba, and the great-grandfather was of French origin.
With him something very curious happened: he came from the Pyrenees, together with a brother of his, he ventured to look for a better life, they traveled hidden in a merchant ship that was shipwrecked when it was near the coasts of Cuba. He settled in the municipality of San Luis in the province of Pinar del Río, where he managed to make a family, to whom he told that his brother could not survive the shipwreck.
At that time, communications were practically nonexistent. After more than half a century, the flow of people from one province to another increased in Cuba. In that wandering, a young man with our surname, Serraded, was in the Compulsory Military Service and was sent to Camagüey, where he was very surprised to find other people with the same surname.
Very soon a dialogue was established, and the most curious thing is that while they were talking they listened to the same story they had known since they were children. The two brothers lived lamenting the loss of their lives, and never came to know that they had both been saved.
Of my paternal grandmother I always remember her kindness, tenacity and infinite affection. Of my grandfather I remember very little, he passed away when I was three years old.
My maternal grandmother stood out for her kindness, hard work and infinite affection. My grandfather was multifaceted: he worked in the fields, built houses, made high quality wells, in short, I remember one day he told me: - except for throwing a shark, I have done everything.
He was a slow but very systematic man, from him I inherited the ability to perform different trades, so a long time ago I wrote this tenth:
They say I copied, my grandfather,
Even your own smile,
And that unhurried walk
To bless the ground.
My bells ring mourning
Evoking your fortitude,
Rooted in the skill
For the art of building,
That so worthy to live
Which appraised your greatness.
My parents were an example of kindness, tenacity, simplicity, in short, not because love blinds me, in them were summarized the best human qualities. They loved each other all their lives and created a family; my mother professed a religion, my father believed in God, but he respected her decision and sometimes accompanied her.
They both worked tirelessly to ensure the family's livelihood. My mother did sewing work, strung tobacco and worked for a long time in a tobacco picker's shop. She enjoyed reading a lot.
My father was a farmer, he cultivated tobacco and viands, due to his social origin he could only reach a second grade, since he was a child he had to work, however he was skilled in accounts, especially when he played dominoes; he was very creative and looked for admirable solutions to problems.
In short, I thank my ancestors for the immense fortune they have bequeathed me: the highest human values. Thank you very much for reading my post, I will be very grateful for your comments.
The photos were taken from the family album. Text translated into English by DeepL Traslate.