The full City Council at its meeting has designated today as new chroniclers of the City of Murcia Pedro Gómez Soler, Francisco Javier Díez de Revenga and Antonio Angel Botías Saus in recognition of his dedication to the study and dissemination of the history, customs and traditions of the city, which has resulted in numerous research papers and articles in journals, and in his decisive contribution to praise the city and Murcia.
The proposal is supported by the Association of Official Reporters of the Region of Murcia, as well as other 70 murcianas institutions have endorsed any of the candidates, including the Real Academia Alfonso X the Wise, the Royal Academy of Medicine and Surgery Murcia, Council of Guilds Federation of Peñas Huertanas Federation Moros y Cristianos, Sardine Association, Council of Wise Men, San Antonio Catholic University of Murcia, Rector of the University of Murcia, Regional Guild of Craftsmen, Sororities Auroros, and other Official Associations, Unions and Professional Associations and cultural.
The Councillor for Culture, Rafael Gómez, stressed in his speech that Murcia has enjoyed for generations with numerous chroniclers, whose murcianía allows us today to cherish varied literature of our past research sources.
José María Ibáñez, José Baeza Frutos, Joaquín Láguena and other chronic immortalized in their concerns and historical vagaries of Murcia since the second half of the nineteenth century until well into the twentieth century.
They were succeeded by Juan Torres Fontes, Carlos and Manuel Muñoz Valcárcel Mavor Barberà sadly missing in recent years.
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Pedro Soler Gomez over half a century of journalism, has been faithful notary news events from the city of Murcia from Online newspapers and Truth, the latter acting as editor, and the author of several Murcia publications on Illustrious, which an extensive production of articles on the history emblematic buildings, personalities and events of daily evolution of the municipality adds.
Devoted in recent years to historical research of the city maintains its interest in historical research.
Pedro Soler also treasures his credit many journalistic chronicles the evolution of the city and interview leading figures of the last half century, as well as providing splendid collaborations on the history and art in the city of Murcia.
Francisco Javier Díez de Revenga, professor of Spanish literature, is a senior at the Royal Academy of Alfonso X the Wise Murcia and the Royal Academy of History in Madrid.
Throughout his academic career he has driven research and scientific exchanges as Director of Publications Secretary, has been Dean of the Faculty of Arts and has held the dignity of Vice President of Culture.
The Díez de Revenga contribution to the study of literature Murciana has allowed generations of students enter the splendid world of Literature and has approached our great authors throughout society through editions of his works.
Francisco Javier Díez de Revenga is the author of nearly thirty works that delve, among other issues, the Generation of '27, Eliodoro Puche, theater and Hernandez Miguel Lope de Vega, Ruben Dario Machado or poetry.
Result of their ability to work, has taken the name of our University and the city of his birth to all corners of the world, laying down the law in the most prestigious universities, successfully addressing the analysis of the artistic production of various authors periods and styles.
Antonio Angel Botías Saus has developed an outstanding journalistic career focused largely on the effective dissemination of the history, customs and traditions of the city through the daily La Verdad and as a partner in other media, including Cadena Ser, Onda Cero, Cadena Cope, Cadena Radio, Punto Radio, Television 7RM or Murcia.
Author of works on literary history, traditions, ethnography and anthropology and hundreds of newspaper articles on the history of the city but also treasured awards outstanding institutions Murcia: Easter Crier Murcia, the Gold Medal of the Carnival of Cabeza de Torres distinction of honor Silversmiths Guild, Crier Christmas Proclamation of the Immaculate Journalism Award CARM Tourism, among others.
Regarding his research output, Antonio Botías has focused his work on the history of the Huerta de Murcia and traditions, the study of the historical, the history of the press in the region, the legacy of many famous people, wars, epidemics and floods, folklore as a way of expression and citizen complaint, the urban transformation of the city and the historical processes in Murcia implementation of various technologies, among other subjects.
He is the author of the most extensive newspaper series in the history of Murcia release on memorable episodes of the city and under the title The Murcia do not see, is published from seven years ago so uninterruptedly every Sunday at the newspaper La Verdad.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia