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It is a mountainous region in the northwest of the island of La Palma, in the Canary archipelago. A land that in the 40s and 50s of the 20th century experienced an important migratory exodus to Venezuela. It was a convulsive time, with two complementary stories: that of those who left and that of those who stayed. On the one hand, that of the tortuous journey of men who searched, not always with success, for prosperity and opportunities for themselves and their families. families. On the other, that of the women who were left in charge of daily survival, farming and raising children, under the shadow of a fascist regime and in an economically and socially devastated land. Reconstructing the collective narrative of family memory, Elías Taño presents in these pages pieces of the life of Inocencio and Gloria, his grandparents. One migrated to Caracas, working in harsh conditions but building springs of solidarity and worker resistance. The other carrying the weight of the absences but contributing to sustain, with all the difficulties, a community of women who patiently built the future