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Jose Ballesta: "Murcia will live tomorrow one of those days of lights: the Pilgrimage of our Patron, the unique encounter between the Virgin of the Fuensanta and the Virgin of the Perils, and the presence of the autogyro in the mountain to receive the Virgin" .
The association Juan de la Cierva will make a limited series of 50 busts of the bronze engineer that will serve to finance the construction of the C-30 autogyro, of which the Number 1 will be ceded to the City of Murcia.
The Mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, together with the Councilor for Employment, Tourism and Culture, Jesús Pacheco, received today in the Plenary Hall the members of the association Juan de la Cierva and Codorníu, with his president and great-granddaughter of the Murcia engineer, Laura de la Cierva, in front.
The creation of the Murcia engineer will fly tomorrow the environment of the Fuensanta, coinciding with the arrival of the Patron Saint to his Sanctuary, an initiative that recalls the historic flight that carried out Juan de la Cierva 87 years ago.
"Murcia will live tomorrow one of those days of lights: the Pilgrimage of our Patron, the unique encounter between the Virgin of Fuensanta and the Virgin of the Perils, who will process from the Old Bridge to the church of Carmen, and the presence of the autogyro in the Murcian sky in the vicinity of the Sanctuary of Fuensanta to receive the Virgin, "said the mayor.
During the ceremony, members of the association presented the mayor with a sketch of the bust of the inventor from Murcia by the sculptor Antonio Soler.
A limited series of 50 cast bronze copies will be launched to finance the construction of the C-30 autogyro, of which the number 1 will be ceded to the City of Murcia.
A Murcia who "opened horizons" and "dreamed high"
The association Juan de la Cierva aims to disseminate and disseminate the historical memory related to the autogyro and the figure of its inventor, preserving and revalorizing its legacy.
For this, they organize exhibitions, aerial exhibitions and cultural activities, with which they seek the necessary support for the construction of an original replica of the C-30 autogyro.
"The figure of Don Juan de la Cierva represents the genius of Murcia.
He was a pioneering spirit that opened horizons, which opened roads and carried the name of Murcia to everyone.
He dreamed very high to fulfill all his goals, always proud of his identity and roots, "said the mayor, who thanked the members of the association" his work to recover the figure of this illustrious Murcia. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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