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Doña Mencía Navarro: 33 years, 7 months and 25 days

She copied books by candlelight to be able to study. She arrived in Estepona on 1 March 1917 and taught until 1950. The chronicle records every last day.

1917–19503 min read

Años en Estepona

33 años, 7 meses y 25 días

Llegada a Estepona

1 de marzo de 1917

Origen familiar

Hija de campesinos

Fue la única entre sus hermanos que

estudió

Doña Mencía Navarro taught in Estepona for 33 years, 7 months and 25 days. The daughter of farmworkers, she copied her classmates' books by hand in order to study. The precision of the date reflects the weight of her presence.

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