Bargueño is the nickname for Bargas.
Bargueño is a term that can appear as an adjective or as a noun . In the first case, it refers to that or that native or originating from Bargas .
Bargas , meanwhile, is a municipality located in the Spanish province of Toledo . It has an area of almost 90 square kilometers and is crossed by the Guadarrama River.
Bargas Features
The so-called dryland agriculture (which uses water from rainfall, without irrigation) is the most important economic activity in Bargas . Olive trees and different cereals are grown in its fields .
Local history can be seen through buildings such as the Hermitage of Cristo de la Sala and the Parish Church of San Esteban Protomártir . Modern buildings such as the Town Hall and the Church of the Sagrada Familia also stand out in Bargas .
Other attractions in Bargueños are the hiking route along the banks of the Guadarrama and the urban route known as the Open Air Sculpture Museum .
famous bargueños
The best-known historical figure in Bargas is Pedro Ibáñez de Vargas , a knight who, in the 11th century , supported King Alfonso VI of León in the campaign carried out to conquer Toledo .
Closer in time , already in the 19th century , the figures of the brothers Benito and Mónico García de la Parra y Téllez stand out. Benito was a composer, musician and pedagogue who was a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando and served as a professor at the Royal Conservatory of Music of Madrid , while Mónico went on to direct the Municipal Band of Vigo .
A wooden piece of furniture that has many drawers is called a bargueño.
A type of furniture
We said above that bargueño is a concept that can be used as an adjective (linked, as we saw, to the municipality of Bargas ) or as a noun . When the term is used as a noun, it refers to a piece of furniture whose origins would be located, precisely, in Bargas .
The cabinet has numerous small drawers . It is made of wood, usually also has drawers and can display ornamentation and coverings of ivory , gold and other materials.
It is estimated that the bargueño had its birth in the 16th century . Its purpose was to allow the writing and filing of documents , being susceptible to being transported on a pack animal due to its limited dimensions.
Different models of bargueños
It is possible to differentiate between different types of bargueños. Many are equipped with a hinged lid that, once opened, becomes a desk . Other bargueños, however, have an open front.
According to its style, you can distinguish between the Granada bargueño , the Salamanca bargueño and others. It is interesting to note that the first bargueños lacked feet or supports, since they rested directly on the ground . As the years went by, he became accustomed to raising them.
Historians and collectors maintain that the original bargueños, those built several centuries ago, are disappearing. Humidity (which encourages the appearance of mold and fungi) and the invasion of xylophages (insects that gnaw on wood) threaten these pieces, which can experience notable deterioration if adequate protection and restoration measures are not taken.