The event served as an opportunity to reflect on and celebrate the cultural heritage of Constantí, providing a rich and diverse look at the town’s history through a multidisciplinary lens.
Last Friday, September 27, the square in front of the Refugi in Constantí became the venue for the launch of the 40th edition of Estudis de Constantí, an annual journal dedicated to historical and social research on the town.
The event featured remarks from Constantí’s mayor, Óscar Sánchez, and Dr. Josep M. Macias, an archaeologist from the Catalan Institute of Classical Archaeology (ICAC-CERCA), who introduced the special issue’s contents.
In his opening speech, the mayor announced plans for a special celebration next year to mark the 40th anniversary of the journal’s first publication. He also paid tribute to the late Professor Theodor Hauschild, recognizing his pivotal role in the recovery and international recognition of the Roman site at Centcelles.
Dr. Macias, who coordinates the research team on Late Antique and Christian Archaeology and has led numerous excavations at the Roman villa of Mas dels Frares in Constantí, gave a detailed overview of the seven articles featured in this year’s edition.
These articles cover a wide range of topics, including the arrival of Roman art, a deep dive into the Roman villa of Centcelles, and studies on subjects like ecclesiastical land registers, immigration, and Francoist repression in Constantí.
The featured articles in this 40th edition include:
- Lluís Papiol Molné, “Quan van arribar van portar l’art romà”.
- Modesta Abras Carreras, “La vil·la romana de Centcelles. Un mosaic d’interpretacions”.
- Eugeni Perea Simón, “Capbrevacions eclesiàstiques: Constantí i Riudoms en les dinàmiques socials, culturals, agràries i protoindustrials del Camp de Tarragona (segles XVII-XVIII)”.
- Josep M. Grau Pujol, “Ressò de l’ètnia gitana a la premsa tarragonina: entre la marginalitat i la criminalitat (1861-1899)”.
- Joan Camós Cabecerán i Josep M. Grau Pujol, “Immigració del Camp de Tarragona a l’Hospitalet de Llobregat segons el padró d’habitants de 1910”.
- Josep Estivill Pérez, “La clausura de l’escola de les monges de Constantí (1936)”.
- Edgar Rodríguez López, “Repressió franquista. La Delegació Local de Falange a Constantí (1939-1972)”.
The journal Estudis de Constantí is an annual publication that covers a wide range of topics related to Constantí, with a particular focus on studies within the social sciences. Published by the Constantí City Council, it first appeared in 1985. From issue 4 (1988) to issue 30 (2014), it was co-published with the Constantí Study Center. All articles are available in digital format through the Racó and Dialnet repositories.
