The material donated by Joan Montraveta, a co-founder of the newspaper Regió7, includes twenty publications linked to illegal political parties and unions. These documents survived because Montraveta moved them from Barcelona to Solsona to hide them in private homes, preventing them from being seized or burned by the police.
“"Most clandestine publications were burned, but I was one of the few who could keep them because I hid them in Solsona."
According to the director of the County Archive, Jordi Torner, the collection is essential for understanding the trade union movement and the social reality of the 1970s. The papers include references to historical events such as the Burgos trials and the execution of Salvador Puig Antich.
Joan Montraveta, born in Riner in 1947, has always maintained a strong commitment to the region and communication. This donation ensures his documentary legacy is available to researchers studying the recent history of Catalonia.
