2. My grandfather Santiago was born in
Mugardos in 1898. He left home when he
was only fourteen years old.
3.
4. . He went to Havana , Cuba, to work in a
grocery store that belonged to his
maternal uncle. He went to school there
and learnt basic bookkeeping and
management. Soon he started to run his
uncle´s business
5. He worked very hard but he had many
other interests too. He loved music and
books.
In 1923 he joined the Centro Gallego in
Havana and he became one of the most
active members. They organized
conferences, concerts and workshops for
the Galician immigrants in Cuba.
6.
7. In 1934 he came back to Spain and
married my grandmother. In 1936 the
Spanish Civil war started and he couldn’t
get back to Cuba, but he never forgot his
beloved island and he told us lots of
stories about his life there.
