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60. Photo Romano GRAZIANI229,230,231 was born on 8 Aug 1788 in Pescaglia [Villabuona], Lucca, Toscana, Italy.232 He was baptized on 9 Aug 1788 in Pescaglia, Lucca, Toscana, Italy.232 Godparents (padrini): Paolo Giusti & Lucrezia Grandi. He was possibly an image maker Janina MARTÍNEZ DELGADO, his great-great granddaughter, says the oral tradition of her branch of the family has him as a sculptor. It should be noted that the mountain areas north of Lucca whence the GRAZIANI came was an area that exported many "figuristi di gesso", people that made figurines from plaster of Paris, in English often called "image makers". Many went to Spain and France. It is likely that both Romano and his brother Flavio belonged to this profession.

Según Janina MARTÍNEZ DELGADO (su tataranieta), según la tradición oral de su rama, era escultor. Es interesante que de las montañas al norte de Lucca emigraron muchos "figuristi di gesso," o figuristas de yeso, a España y otros paises. Es posible que Romano y su hermano Flavio perteneciesen a esta profesión.

He immigrated between 1815 and 1827 to Spain.230 We know from an 1814 census that Romano, although listed at his home in Pescaglia, was indicated as "fuori," i.e. not living there at the moment. We're pretty sure he hadn't left Italy yet because his brother Flavio, with whom he allegedly travelled, was still home.

We also know that Romano's daughter Dolores was born in Spain in 1830, so he was living in Spain by that time (and Flavio's son Domingo was born in 1828, so both brothers were probably there before that year)..

Family lore has it that Romano and Flavio were forced to flee Italy - both family branches say from Genoa - due to a failed rebellion, of which there were more than one in this time period. Perhaps the most important took place in 1821. Romano GRAZIANI and Dolores PASTOR ALIAGA were married before 1830 in Spain.

61. Dolores PASTOR ALIAGA.Children were:

i.

Dolores GRACIANI PASTOR60 was born on 20 Apr 1830 in Mahon, Islas Baleares, Spain.233 She was living from 1886 in Madrid, Spain.233 She was an an actress in Spain.233 Or at least worked in the theater. In the 1890 census under "profesión," it said "teatro," as it did for her daughter Alejandrina and son-in-law Paulino, both actors. She appeared in the census on 1 Dec 1890 in Madrid, Spain.233 She lived at Calle San Cosme 14 y 16, cuarto bajo in Madrid, Spain on 1 Dec 1890.233 She died after 1890.

Isabel BESTEIRO GRACCIANI escribe que "mamá [Victorina GRACIANI LORENZO] siempre hablaba de su tía Dolores que por haber quedado viuda joven creo vivió cerca o junto a su hermano [Francisco]. (Isabel BESTEIRO GRACCIANI writes that her mother Victorina always spoke of her aunt Dolores who, having become a widow young, lived nearby her brother [Francisco].)

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ii.

Francisco (Frasquito) GRACIANI PASTOR.