Spanish writer, folklorist and professor (1883–1961)
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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 (1883 in Llofriu – 1961 in Buenos Aires) was a Spanish folklorist, poet, and journalist.[1][2]
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Els camins de la pampa argentina (1941) (unpublished)
^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.