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Murcia wanted to honor its founder, Abd al-Rahman II, and the appeal came the initiative to promote the creation of a monument in his honor.

The debt was settled today in a ceremony held this afternoon at the Plaza de la Cruz Roja, which was chaired by the Mayor, Miguel Angel House and which was attended by members of the federation of Moors and Christians, including its chairman, Julián Fernández, and festive charges.

There has also been the Councillor for Fiestas and Popular Culture, Rafael Gomez, the first Deputy Mayor, Maria del Carmen Pelegrin and Senator Maria José Nicolás.

The date of opening is not anecdotal.

Was chosen precisely because this opens the acts with which marks the 25 anniversary of the celebration of Moors and Christians in the Feria de Murcia and the appointment of the congress of the National Union of entities festive this weekend Murcia.

This site is displayed from now the sculpture, three feet high, by Jose Carrilero Gil-who also has failed to act-whose bronze foundry was carried out in the company "With great art."

Rahman II founded the city of Mursiya in 831 on a small town of Roman origin by the river Segura and became the residence of governors and generals, that magnify to make capital of a region of strong personality and that the passing of time, would become one of the most important cities of Al Andalus.

Therefore, the Mayor, Miguel Ángel Cámara, wanted to highlight that with the inauguration of this monument goes one step further in the project undertaken by the City in recent years to beautify the city with works of renowned artists from national and international reputation .

In this case, they "shake hands and art history."

The founder of Murcia, Abderrahman II, with a street and a square in the city, is also present today with this monument.

The ceremony at the Plaza of the Red Cross has concluded with a display of alcabucería that the Mayor has initiated a proposal from the festive charges.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia