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Fitor Estate, the historic formation from the beginningJuan Botey Serra

Barcelona 2017

LOCATION & CHARACTERISTICS

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OLD FITOR VILAGEOLD FITOR VILLAGE

The Estate had a dense population in Neolithic period. We have 26 known monuments actually.

It had silver and lead mines, mythical by Phoenicians at Protohistoric times.

Were close to the main sea gate of new civilisations in the Iberian Peninsula at Protohistoric time: EMPORION. Silver & energy to melt for transport was an aim.

Evolving from 1000 ha of mysterious, dense and energetic forest cork oak ecosystem, the Estate catches many dormant archaeological sites.

LOCATION & CHARACTERISTICS

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OLD FITOR VILAGEOLD FITOR VILLAGE

IBERIAN SEA VILLAGES & PORTS

FOUR MAIN ESTATE CHARACTERISTICS:

PIRENNE – EMPORION: ARRIVAL GATE

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PHOENITIAN1200 b. C.

GREEKS600 b. C.

ROMANS219 b. C.

CarolusMagnus780 a.C.

TRANSPORT OF SILVEREnergy beside silver / lead minerals is necessary for to melt it in ingotsFITOR MINES HAD THIS POSSIBILITY AND SURELY WE HAVE OVENS

THE ROMAN ERA: 219 b. C. to EMPORION

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There are two moments:First: At 219 b. C. Romans arrived first time to Emporionto cut the rear Anibal army supply traveling to Rome.They let in Fitor Estate a streach of Roman Way (Via Romana), that in medieval time was a stone supplier.

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Second: Colonisation time (180 b.C.) The occupation of the territory was by Villas. One Villa had a main construction and other complementary buildings to be autonomousThe Fitor territory was comprised by 6 Villas, and, surelybecause of livestock, they were delimited by walls.The walls took dolmens as reference for limits!

ROMAN EMPIRE: 180 b. C. – 550 VILLAE DISTRIBUTION

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RUINS OF STONE WALLS DIVIDING VILLAE INTO THE FOREST

AGREGATE OF SIX ROMAN VILLAE FORMSAT X CENTURY FITOR MUNICIPALITY

WALLS WERE THE ROMAN DELIMITATION OF VILLAE

LIMITING WALLS INTO FOREST

NAMES OF ROMAN VILLAE IN FITOR UNTIL TODAY

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NAMES

ROMANTIME

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Castell Calvos Canet Fitor Vila Vella Geriana

MEDIEVALTIME

X Century

Castell Calvos Canet Fitor Vila Nova Quinciana

ACTUAL TIMEXXI

Century

Mas Castell

(ruins)

Mas Cals

existing

Mas Anguila

?(rebuiltbut not

finished)

Mas Puig?

(ruins)

Mas Plaja?

existing

Mas Torroella

existing

MAS CALS DE FITOR (Calvos—Cals) 948 documented

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FIRE PLACEthe Heart of the HOUSE

DOCUMENTED

FROM 948MORE THAN 1000 years

THE CAROLINGIAN PERIOD: 780 MARCA HISPANICA

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Carolus Magnus domination arrived around 780. The Army was followed by monks (Aniana Benedictines) that re-started evangelisation.

The Monks first founded Sant Climent, just beside Fitor, and then Santa Coloma de Fitor, Sant Llop and SantNazari de Gaussa from there. These last three in Fitor. area.

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Sta. Coloma de Fitor (948)

LAND PROPERTY IN FITOR THROUGH THE TIME

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Century Owner Reason / Management

I-VI Private roman owners Colonisation

VI-XIII Lords & Monasteries Feudal regime

XIV-XIX Autonomous Farmers : MASÍASXIV Pest obliges to reform modelXV Farmers revolution winsXVIII-XIX Golden century’s by cork production to wine stoppers.

Pests begins at 1345Revolution finish at 1498Cork new use

XX Farmers sold, one to one, to an Industrial private owner: My father

1947 begins concentration of property’s to one hand.1968 begins Finca-Fitor Estate.

Direct managementDiffusion of Archeologic , historical and botanical discovering'sTourism and guided visits to the estate.

CORK STOPPER REVOLUTION: 1670

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Use of cork as stopper of champagne begins near 1670 a Hautevilliers (Reims, France) from Dom Perignon.

At beginning of XVIII century, the cork wave demand from Reims arrives to Fitor, that had important cork oak forest. But cork production for stoppers needs a new systematically extraction and preparation of forest at least for 25 years.Cork production becomes gold for forest owners. Farmer’s transform their houses. Begins an Golden Age.

Two Fitor owners had at XIX houses in Paris.

Mas Plaja in Fitor Estate extract cork for stoppersfrom 300 years !!

WHAT FITOR ESTATE DOES TO SUBSIST?

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Forest produce: The cork as main product,firewood, pine wood, pine cones for pinion, biomassfrom shrubs,…Forest fruits products or marmalades:arbutus berries, blackberry’s, citron and honey to sell totourists.

Tourism: Agrotourism in historic houses, Guidedvisits to show production (cork, pine cones,..) orheritage (historic, natural or buildings) with restaurationin historic houses and visits to small private Museum.

Rentals: Events, Film localisations, Wild pig hunting,Houses, Organic agriculture, Sportive events,…

DIFICULTIES TO SAVE PRIVATE HERITAGE

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Without an adequate Archaeology legislation applicable to private properties. The figure of Archaeological Park is only for Administrations.

Museum Legislation in Catalonia is not applicable for Rural Development. Centralise Ages in distant Museums and don’t linkwith near rich private spaces. Why all Neolithic must go to Gavà?

Urban Development Law not adequate for reconstruction in rural areas

Unlimited difficulties to legal restauration in guided visits through traditional system of breakfast or lunch in our houses

Inexistent Collaboration Private–Public to save Private HeritagePatronage Laws inadequate to save Private Heritage

For further information and details please contact:

FINCA FITORAngli, 41 2º2ª

08017 Barcelona

info@finca-fitor.comwww.finca-fitor.com