Can Masdeu - The Name Can Masdeu

The Name Can Masdeu

Can means "property of" and "Masdeu" comes from the Masdeu family who once inhabited the farmhouse at the center of the valley. Thus, Can Masdeu can refer to any of the following:

• the masia - a traditional Iberian patriarchal mansion or plantation house
• the valley, or the community gardens which inhabit it
• the community of squatters
• the social center or the ecological project associated with it.
• the nunnery or leper hospital which once inhabited the masía and the valley.