few months will make a friend told him the story occurred in the town of an acquaintance of an old man before the arrival of an officer of the council for which he asked who agreed to make the parcel of land, said pursuing the above to the town limits shotgun in hand.
I explained to my friend this story surprised by the behavior of the grandfather (the same as the rest of the town) and then my friend recommended reading Tor: Tretze married three morts i ( Tor: tragic mountain, where the Castilian edition), a book tells the story of a Catalan village where they lived just over a hundred people spread over thirteen houses and that disputes over the ownership of the mountains go on for over a century produced three deaths.
The conflict arises when in 1896, and before the arrival of the Civil Code, residents of Tor decide to create the "Society of the mountain CondueƱos Tor" and and protect future people from out of town who wanted to exploit and / or own the mountains (of great value for its strategic location in communication with Andorra for drug trafficking and natural resources). The only condition for co-owner was "hold fire" throughout the year, ie, reside in the village, but the weather conditions and economic opportunities mean that most families down to live in other towns and cities during the winter (in which is totally isolated Tor). Thus, it generates a conflict between two chiefs of the people who want to be considered the sole owner of a successful mountain when business to build a ski slope on the horizon is. A cake that'm excited to share ...
The book is the result of the investigation that the journalist Carles Porta made in the late 90 on the murder of Jose Montane "Sansa" (one of the chiefs) program 30 Minuts (can see the report here), but exceeded expectations journalistic history and became the book that journalistic genre is clear where the author, apart from providing data of the case also conveys his opinions and feelings as the investigation progressed.
Reading the book is fascinating and engages you in a way that I read it in one sitting on a rainy Saturday. The facts and events that are occurring throughout the story are well told and the whole plot makes you reflect on how the bitterness, hatred and isolation can poison people.
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