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City Hall commemorates the 750th anniversary of the establishment of the Council of Murcia with activities of national and international, throughout the whole year, including music, lectures, exhibitions, gastronomy, chess tournaments, workshops, publications, contests short and stories.
Ballesta: "750 years contemplate our city, since King Alfonso X the Wise granted the Fuero de Sevilla We want the 14 May to be established as the Day of the City of Murcia and convene all Murcia with Bando for. join in this celebration. "
The original scrolls of 1266 can be seen in Almudí.
The Mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, accompanied by the Councillor for Employment, Tourism and Culture, Jesus Pacheco, members of the Municipal Corporation of the Social Council and the chroniclers of the city of Murcia, today presented the cultural, institutional and social acts They will be held throughout the next year, on the occasion of the celebration of the 750th anniversary of the founding of the Council of Murcia.
Activities both in the city and districts, national and international, including musical concerts, conferences, exhibitions, a tribute to peace and coexistence through gastronomy, chess tournaments, the series' Meet the Medieval Murcia 'children, publications, a poetry anthology, a comic about the Murcia Alfonso X, exhibition catalogs, the short film competition' Murcia film set ', the contest of children's stories for schools' Knowing my roots', courses of Spanish cuisine -magrebí, a theoretical and practical astronomy course and a cycle of medieval theater, among others.
The mayor convene all Murcia with Bando to join this celebration.
"On 14 May 1266 the king Alfonso X gave the 'rolled privilege' to this city (what is known as the Law of Seville), becoming the municipal government (Council), an institution that has survived over 750 years from now we look back to celebrate our origins as a people, "said José Ballesta, who added that" this event reminds us of our roots, but also gives us wings to preserve and build the legacy that future generations deserve .
We want the May 14 is constituted on the Day of the City of Murcia, because with this commemoration celebrate his outstanding place in history and, above all, our long life as a people. "
The city of Murcia was, in fact, the capital of the Kingdom (the Kingdom of Murcia also included the province of Albacete until the nineteenth century) and head of judges (including Lorca and Cartagena).
In addition, it was one of eight cities in the Middle Ages had vote in national courts, with their own representatives defending the interests of Murcia town, characterized by a cultural crossroads where Christians, Jews and Muslims coexisted peacefully under the reign Alfonso X.
Scrolls Exhibition 1266 Alfonso X
The original scrolls of 1266, which reflect the 'rolled privilege' granted by King Sabio, and authorized the establishment of a Government of Wise Men of the City with authority and own label to the city of Murcia, may be seen in the exhibition ' Council of Murcia 1266-2016 ', which will host the Almudí Palace from 14 to 30 June, under the curatorship of the municipal archivist Mari Angeles Jover and professor Isabel Garcia, and provides a documentary vision of the evolution of the city.
The City Council has established two blocks of activities: those held from 14 to 31 May and taking place since the summer of 2016 on May 30, 2017, the feast of St. Ferdinand, father of Alfonso X, and monarch he instructed his son to conquer the kingdom of Murcia.
Almost all activities are free, some require only invitation or have a nominal fee.
Block I: from 14 to 31 May
With respect to the first block, the music will be high this month of May, which coincides with the celebration of the XVII edition of Murcia Tres Culturas place.
Within the Festival program, this year and especially commemorates the 750th anniversary of the granting of the privilege, highlights the free concert the prestigious musicologist Jordi Savall directed at the Victor Villegas on Monday, May 23, under the heading ' Alfonso X El Sabio.
Cantigas de Santa Maria 'and the interpretation of La Capella Reial de Catalunya-Hesperion XXI.
There is also a lecture series, Monday 16 to Friday 20 May at the Cultural Hall of Caja Mediterráneo Foundation, issued by medievalists experts that will bring the public to the reality of the city of Murcia in its early centuries as Castillian city .
The cuisine will also have a prominent multicultural cooking with a show by the chef Victor Gloger, Abdelkadr Elmilh and Samuel Perea, who will use ingredients Huerta de Murcia to develop recipes with character and identity place.
The activity, which includes the subsequent tasting of the dishes on Tuesday, May 17, aims to spread a message of peace and coexistence through gastronomy.
In addition, a number of restaurants in the city offer menus of the Three Cultures, from 14 to 31 May, at a price of between 25 and 30 euros.
During this period we have also scheduled exhibitions, editing publications such as the 'Anthology of verse and prose of Murcia' selected by Soren Peñalver or comic 'In the time of King Sabio', and the chess tournament to be held on Saturday, May 14, in Mills River.
Block II: events of national and international
Summer 2016 to May 2017, the city and the districts will host events of national and international character and scheduled programming will be expanded with new activities, which will have the presence of prestigious figures of literature, the arts and culture of our country.
It is already scheduled the organization, from October of activities for all ages in different cultural centers, including the exhibition 'Video-game geolocation traces of Alfonso X', conference centers, medieval music concerts , cooking courses of the Three Cultures, children's workshops, stories and dramatized visits to the city.
It has also organized a theoretical and practical cycle of Astronomy at the Museum of Science and Water, 8 to 12 November, the short film competition 'Murcia, cinematic stage', aimed at young people over 14 years, the contest stories 'Knowing my roots', for children and youth Primary ESO, a cycle of medieval cinema, another on tolerance and conferences.
The activity not stop this summer, as the City Museum hosts the June 3 conference and a concert of early music, and throughout the month of July will offer workshops for children and adult audiences about the Middle Ages and Alfonso X .
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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