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Goya deeds the Quinta to his grandson in 1823 as private property, not a public mural museum

On 17 September 1823 Goya transferred the Quinta del Sordo to his grandson. In the causal graph this event strengthens the driver Income Inequality.

Goya deeds the Quinta to his grandson in 1823 as private property, not a public mural museum

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On 17 September 1823 Goya transferred the Quinta del Sordo to his grandson.

Context

A deed can protect a family and can keep a cycle off public walls. Split later Prado.

Francisco Goya’s documented role is bounded by other offices and collaborators named in the sources below.

17 September 1823 gift/deed to Mariano. The Black Paintings travelled as private real estate. Later state museums socialised them.

Why it matters

A deed is not a Prado room.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Francisco Goya

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.35 · verified

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactGoya deeds the Quinta to his grandson in 1823 as private property, not a public mural museum
    2. strengthensDriverIncome Inequality

    impact weight 0.5 · Effect from 17 September 1823 · verified

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Britannica — Francisco GoyaEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Museo Nacional del PradoMuseo Nacional del Prado · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Prado provenance of the Black Paintings and Britannica independently note the house’s private descent before museum transfer.

Established: 1823 family transfer of the Quinta. Not established: that 1823 already imagined 1870s stripping of plaster.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorFrancisco Goya
  2. contributed toFactGoya deeds the Quinta to his grandson in 1823 as private property, not a public mural museum
  3. strengthensDriverIncome Inequality

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Factrail. (2026). Goya deeds the Quinta to his grandson in 1823 as private property, not a public mural museum. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/goy-quinta-sale

https://factrail.ai/facts/goy-quinta-sale

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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