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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Bonada family from Serrat has produced a good many doctors in all medical specialities, orthopaedic surgery probably being the one in which they excel most due to their outstanding ability to fix broken bones.<\/p>\n
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The Bonadas have been thought to possess this gift since well before any of their members first obtained a degree in medicine. It was as early as 1690 when the French army invaded, for the umpteenth time in a short period of time, the downtrodden lands in the Ribes Valley.The objective of the French was to transform the valley into scorched land after demolishing its ramparts and castles. It was necessary to prevent the valley from becoming an over fortified territory and thus an offensive platform pointing at France. That year the walls of Pardines crumbled, knocked down by the French military. Other castles and fortresses in the valley underwent the same fate. The French did not spare an inch of land. Then, they headed for Serrat. The inhabitants of this area must have panicked and run for shelter in the Church of Fustany\u00e0 while the French went about their business. They broke into Can Bonada, which they turned upside down and burnt a few things. When the French soldiers withdrew, after having destroyed as much as they could, the inhabitants of Serrat returned home. Pere Joan Bonada Peyrot\u00f3 saw his home burnt down and, among other objects, he spotted a Saint Christ broken into pieces on the floor. He picked it up and with utmost care he went about putting the pieces back together with wax. Legend has it that from that moment on Pere Joan Bonada and his descendants were given the power to repair broken bones.<\/p>\n
The fame of this legendary power among the Bonadas spread throughout the region and neighbouring lands. Pere Bonada Gatius (born 1794-1872), descendant of Pere Joan Bonada, lived in Olot during his childhood. His popularity was such that constant visits were always paid to him by people with bone problems. Being a child, he didn\u2019t pay much attention to them and he would refuse to use his healing powers. Hence, every patient knocking on his door would bring along a present to obtain the child\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n
The Bonadas eventually attended university and the direct descendants of Pere Joan Bonada Peyrot\u00f3 have excelled as highly recognised orthopaedists . Nevertheless, according to popular tradition, little did they need to attend university since, unlike the rest of mortals.<\/p>\n
“they were born with the healing gift”.<\/strong><\/p>\n Pere Bonada et alii, Hist\u00f2ria de la Fam\u00edlia Bonada (em premsa). Capdevila (1789); 202v.<\/strong><\/p>\n Jordi Mascarella i Miquel Sitjar. Llegendes i creences de Vall de N\u00faria i Vall de Ribes. Farell, mar\u00e7 de 2003.<\/strong><\/p>\n Segons consta en el primer document que posse\u00efm, adquiriren aquesta casa i les seves terres per la donaci\u00f3 que f\u00e9u en Bartomeu de l’Artany\u00e0 el 19 de gener de 1519 a Madona Joana, esposa de Joan Bonada amb la condici\u00f3 de fer dir una trentena de misses per l’\u00e0nima del seu pare Joan de l’Artany\u00e0, al Sr. Rector o Vicari de Fustany\u00e0. El document diu aix\u00ed:<\/p>\n “A 19 de gener de 1519 rebut per mi Guillem Garcia lloctinent de notari en la vall de Ribes per los honorables c\u00f2nsols de dita vall.<\/p>\n Jo Bartomeu de l’Artanya del lloc de Pontac del bisbat de Tarba, en la terra de Bearn, hereter universal de lo Joan d’Artanya (difunt);, \u00e0lias Tambori (difunt); mon pare, aix\u00ed com a hereter faig do en donaci\u00f3 pura i irrevocable que es diu entre vius, dono a v\u00f3s madona Joana Bonada muller d’en Joan Bonada habitant en lo ve\u00efnat de Serrat de la parr\u00f2quia de Sant Serni de Fustany\u00e0 en el bisbat d’Urgell.<\/p>\n Aix\u00f2 \u00e9s que do aquella casa mia que a mi m’es pervinguda de mon pare, Joan d’Artanya (difunt) alies dit Tambori, la qual casa es vulgarment anomenada la casa del graner de monsenyor Callar situada en lo dit ve\u00efnat de Serrat la qual casa us dono tots los drets que pertanyen a la dita casa aix\u00f2 \u00e9s terres, horts, casals i casalicis, emprius de boscs i d’aig\u00fces i de totes coses aix\u00f2 \u00e9s pertanyents a la dita casa segons els altres habitants tenen per el senyor moss\u00e8n Dami\u00e0 de Callar i segons es mostra en carta fermada per dit senyor, tocada i closa per monsenyor Baldiri Genover notari de la vall de Ribes la qual casa fa cada any de cens el dit senyor moss\u00e8n Callar en un ral d’argent pagador en la festa de Sant Miquel de setembre cada any la qual donaci\u00f3 us faig amb tal pacte i condici\u00f3 que hagueu de pagar i fer un trentenari de Sant Amador el dit mon pare i que sia cantat per lo rector o vicari de Fustany\u00e0 per l’\u00e0nima del dit mon pare i la dita Joana Bonada accepta la dita donaci\u00f3 fent infinites gr\u00e0cies el Joan d’Artanya i promet donar compliments en lo dit trentanari de Sant Amador dins 6 mesos primers vinents i donar bon compliments i d’aix\u00f2 presta juraments en poder del notari sota escrit etc. Fias largo modo per vos en forma etc. jurem etc.<\/p>\n Testimonis moss\u00e8n Jaume prevere vicari de Queralbs i Joan Morera \u00e0lias Mug de Fustany\u00e0”<\/p>\n Fa pensar el fet de la donaci\u00f3, per quin motiu intercanviava una propietat nom\u00e9s per una trentena de misses, per el pare difunt del donador. No hi havia cap lligam familiar, el donador era del Bearn i la Joana de Serrat. Podia haver-hi una amistat, una estimaci\u00f3, un agra\u00efment?. Molt dif\u00edcil d’explicar-ho. La distancia de Pontac a la vall de Ribes era de varis dies amb carruatges o cavalleries. Del 1463 al 1492 la vall de Ribes va formar part del regne de Fran\u00e7a, aix\u00ed el 1463 els homes de la vall pacten amb el rei Llu\u00eds de Fran\u00e7a, el manteniment dels drets que ja tenien quan depenien de la corona catalana. \u00c9s possible que en aquell temps Joan d’Artany\u00e0, difunt, pare de Bartomeu, fos un militar de l’Exercit franc\u00e8s o un funcionari i que compr\u00e9s al Mas Graner. Una vegada recuperat el Comtat del Rossell\u00f3 i la Cerdanya, els era prohibit als francesos i estrangers adquirir propietats a la vall de Ribes. En Joan Bonada que venia de Pontac, podia haver comprat a baix preu el Mas Graner a Bartomeu d’Artany\u00e0, i al no poder anar al seu nom, puix tampoc era natiu de la vall, simular una donaci\u00f3 a la seva esposa Joana Pradell. Aquesta simulaci\u00f3 podria ser l’origen de les primeres desgravacions fiscals de l’\u00e8poca.<\/p>\n Sargatal i Roca. Treball de recerca de Batxillerat. Juny 2002. Refer la casa. Projecte de rehabilitaci\u00f3 d’un mas concret.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\nEls primers or\u00edgens de Can Bonada<\/h3>\n