A pubilla (; plural ''pubilles'') in ancestral Catalan tradition was the female that would inherit the whole rural estate in the absence of a brother.

Tradition

She was the female version of the hereu or male heir of the whole property of the family. Traditionally, when a couple had no son, the eldest girl of the family would inherit the home and the estate in ancient

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. The purpose was to not divide estates that were already too small to exploit in a profitable manner. From mid 20th century onwards the image of the pubilla underwent a change; in present times the pubilla has a role similar to a local beauty queen in local popular celebrations. Sometimes the female '' gegants'' are dressed as a pubilla, like in

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. Often the naming of a pubilla is a good occasion for a Catalan girl to dress in the traditional costume.Auca de la pubilla

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Literature

* Kathryn A. Woolard, ''Double talk: bilingualism and the politics of ethnicity in Catalonia'', Stanford University Press (1989),

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L'hereu i la pubilla de la Garrotxa: una qüestió de devoció, no de vocacióElecció de l'hereu i pubilla de la catalunya central 2010
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Tradition

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