author
Francesc Maspons i Labrós
1840–1901
A key figure in the Catalan folk revival, he gathered legends, songs, and traditions at a time when oral culture was starting to fade. He also built a career in law and public life, giving his writing both scholarly care and a strong sense of place.
2 Audiobooks
Lo rondallayre : Quentos populars catalans
by Francesc Maspons i Labrós
Lo rondallayre, Tercera série : Quentos populars catalans
by Francesc Maspons i Labrós
About the author
Born in Granollers in 1840 and later linked with Bigues i Riells, Francesc de Sales Maspons i Labrós was a Catalan folklorist, writer, doctor of law, and notary. He studied law in Barcelona and went on to work in the legal profession, eventually becoming a prominent notarial figure in Barcelona.
Alongside that career, he became one of the important early collectors of Catalan folklore. He is especially remembered for gathering and publishing traditional tales, legends, and songs, helping preserve material that had long been passed on by word of mouth. His work formed part of the wider 19th-century movement to recover and value Catalan language and culture.
Maspons i Labrós was also active in cultural institutions, including the world of Catalan literary and excursionist societies, and he served as president of the Jocs Florals de Barcelona in 1897. He died in 1901, leaving behind work that still matters to readers interested in folklore, regional memory, and the cultural history of Catalonia.