Juan Ramón Martínez Barbosa

Birth Date: 20th December 1977
Birth Place: O Rosal (Pontevedra)
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 Curriculum

After studying PP Somascos School in A Guarda, he entered the Faculty of History (University of Santiago de Compostela) in 1996.
He collaborates in the Bulletin of the City Council of O Rosal and in the publication of the report about the “Festa do Cabaqueiro”.
Since July 1999, he has participated in the excavations carried out by anta de Moura, an archaeology firm with the central office in Tui. He works in some of the most important sites in Galicia such as that of Rosalía de Castro Street in Vigo, the archaeological sounding of the Lagoas-Marcosende Campus (CUVI) and the excavations in Chandebrito (Nigrán). He participates in the archaeological works in the historic centre of Pontevedra as well.
In 2003, he was elected as member of the “Instituto de Estudios de A Paradanta y Condado del Tea” and specialised in the tourist sector of the Low Miño area.
In 2005 and 2006, he collaborated with the Culture Department and worked as a tourism assistant of the City Council of O Rosal.
That same year he worked as an expert on the study of place names in O Rosal. This work was included in the project developed by the Territorial Information System of Galicia (SITGA).
He is a member of the Association of Writers in Galician Language and works as an expert on Tourism in the City Council of O Rosal and as a guide in the “Muíños do Folón e do Picón”.
He wrote “Memoria Histórica da capela da Madanela no Monte da Pedrada e vestixios dunha fortaleza” (2007) together with Xoán Martínez Tamuxe.

 Work & Activities

These are some of his most important articles and collaborations:
-‘Visión histórico-ciclista en nuestro municipio de O Rosal’, in “Libro de Festas do Pilar”, O Rosal, 1993.
-‘Las raíces del Fútbol en nuestro municipio’, in “O Pilar, Festas Patronais”. O Rosal, 1994.
-‘Reseña histórica. El Fútbol en Tabagón’, in “Libro de Fiestas en Honor a la Virgen de la Salud y San Blas, San Juan de Tabagón”. A Guarda, 1997.
-‘Dos lugares de paso (pontellas) sobre el Río Padín’, in “Festas en honor a San Xoán. Martín”, O Rosal, 1997.
-‘Noticias de ayer: hizo y hace 100 años’, in “Libro Festas do Monte Santa Trega, 1997”. A Guarda, 1997.
-‘Vestigios de un desaparecido cruceiro en Eiras’, in “XVIII Festa da Solla. San Bartolomeu. Eiras-O Rosal, 1997”, Comisión de Festas, A Guarda, 1997.
-‘Un sepulcro medieval en Tabagón’, in “Libro de Festas da Saúde e San Blas de Tabagón”. A Guarda, 1998.
-‘Aportación a una bio-bibliografía de Tomiño y sus parroquias’, in “O Anunciador do Alivio. Libro conmemorativo do 50 aniversario das Festas da Virxe do Alivio”, Comisión de Festas, A Guarda, 1998.
-“Origen de los archivos parroquiales. El de Tabagón. Libro de Festas”, O Rosal, 1998.
-‘Bronce Final o Atlántico en el Museo y Castro de Santa Tecla (A Guarda)’ in “Libro de Festas do Monte de Santa Trega”, A Guarda, 1998.
-‘Tabagón no es político, sino más bien tierra de políticos’, in “Libro de Fiestas de la Salud y San Blas, 1999. San Juan de Tabagón, Comisión de Fiestas de la Salud y de San Blas”, A Guarda, 1998.
-‘Muíños, serradoiros e outras industrias de Couselo-Valdemiñotos. (Parte do Patrimonio Histórico e Cultural do Concello)’, in “Libro de Festas de San Isidro Labrador (Patrón dos Agricultores)”, Comisión de Fiestas de San Isidro, O Rosal, 2000.
-“Armas e libros antigos. VII Exposición Etnográfica (Apuntes Históricos)”, published by the City Council of O Rosal and San Gregorio, O Rosal, 2000.