FBA interview 1.2 transcript/translation in spanish and english

Topics discussed in this interview: the organization's inception and development since the 1950s and legal aspects vis-à-vis the State; the organization and relationship between artisans and state institutions; financial organization and obligations towards the State; the social organization of the Goldsmiths' Organization and financial support for its members; municipal support for its headquarters; the religious element in artisan life, its patron saint; the structure of a silversmith's workshop and recognition of the organization; the workshop as a school; the number of apprentices and their training; the age at which apprentices began; the origin of the apprenticeship institution; trakjectory to becoming a silversmith master; payment to workshop workers/students; length of training and requirements for the master silversmith certification; the relationship of the Master, the workshop leader, with other workers and with the masters trained in his workshop; division of labor and support; the La Tola neighborhood, the birthplace of master craftsmen and families dedicated to several trades; economic aspects related to the raw material (silver); fluctuations in market value over approximately 50 years; the economic crisis in the workshops and the increase in the value of the work; the market, customer types, declining of demand; government economic and social measures and their impact on the silver market; the start of working with copper.