Oral History Interview - Tito Chirro (A Guarda)

In this oral-history interview, José Benito Rodríguez González (known as Tito Chirro), a fisherman from A Guarda, recounts his experiences of traditional coastal fishing practices, especially the volanta system, and reflects on the collective reconstruction of the Piueiro vessel as a heritage initiative. His testimony explores systems of fishermen’s marks as identity and ownership practices, cross-border maritime relations with Portuguese communities such as Póvoa de Varzim, and devotional practices associated with Santa Trega. The interview provides insight into intergenerational knowledge transmission, maritime landscape perception, and transformations in local fishing economies during the twentieth century. It contributes to the study of ritual landscapes, memory practices, and coastal heritage within the AntCom research framework.