The politician, lawyer, journalist, 'scientist' and 'restless tourist' Miquel de Morayta, discovered on his way through the Vall de Ribes the existence of a community of 'dwarfs' who lived together near the castle of Sant Pere . It was in 1886 when de Morayta approached Vila de Munt and found cabins where these real characters lived. They were characterized by a small height, living isolated from the rest of the neighbors and by having developed a goitre.

Morayta sent a letter to El Globo entitled "Los enanos de Ribas", explaining his find in the Ribes Valley, he even went so far as to consider the possibility that it was a new species, which did not fall far well in the supposedly unitary Spain of the time.

Its publication caused an uproar at the time, numerous scientists and anthropologists came to Ribes de Freser to study them and many publications were made at the time by different entities around the world. Because of this exposure, the Golluts were forced to leave their lands, houses and were discriminated against and some of them exterminated until their disappearance in the middle of the 20th century.

In the following links you will find explanations of the Golluts de Ribes in the media:

• L’excel·lent explicació de la mà de l’historiador i filòleg Miquel Sitjar al pas del programa Divendres de TV3 a Ribes de Freser. 11-01-2012
  Els “golluts” dels Pirineus – Televisió de Catalunya.
  
  
• Entrevista al programa de Julia Otero d'Ondacero. Secció Sociedad Anónima: Joaquim Roqué y la historia de los Golluts. 30-11-2018
  https://www.ondacero.es/programas/julia-en-la-onda/audios-podcast/sociedad-anonima-joaquim-roque-y-la-historia-de-los-golluts_201811305c015f7d0cf21af430144468.html 
  
  
• Els golluts de Ribes: ni folklore ni bruixeria. Reportatge d'Albert Requena. Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals, SA. Catalunya al dia. 30-12-2021
  https://www.ccma.cat/catradio/catalunya-al-dia/els-golluts-de-ribes-ni-folklore-ni-bruixeria/noticia/3137646/
  
  
• Un llibre trenca el mite dels nans de Ribes i els «humanitza». Nació Digital. 28-12-2021
  https://www.naciodigital.cat/elripolles/noticia/35045/llibre-trenca-mite-nans-ribes-humanitza
  
  
• Miquel Sitjar i Joaquim Roqué presenten el llibre "Els misteris dels golluts o nans de Ribes". El Ripollès Digital. 02-01-2022
  http://www.ripollesdigital.cat/noticia/146817/miquel-sitjar-i-joaquim-roque-presenten-el-llibre-els-misteris-dels-golluts-o-nans-de-ribe?id_butlleti_enviar=6555&utm_source=butlleti_article&utm_medium=butlleti&utm_campaign=miquel-sitjar-i-joaquim-roque-presenten-el-llibre-els-misteris-dels-golluts-o-nans-de-ribe#.YdGk6VbwGVo.whatsapp
  
  
• Els golluts de la vall de Ribes: una història d'injustícia i ocultació. Entrevista al programa "La tarda de Catalunya Ràdio" amb Òscar Fernández. 03-01-2022
  https://www.ccma.cat/catradio/alacarta/la-tarda-de-catalunya-radio/els-golluts-de-la-vall-de-ribes-una-historia-dinjusticia-i-ocultacio/audio/1121110/
  
  
• Àrea Hermètica- Ràdio Caldes 107.8 fm. El misteri dels Golluts o nans de Ribes. 12-02-2022
  https://go.ivoox.com/rf/80716667

• Televisió de Ripollès. Entrevista a El Magazin. 13-02-2022
  https://televisiodelripolles.alacarta.cat/el-magazin/capitol/els-misteris-dels-golluts-o-nans-de-ribes