The municipality of San Javier, which celebrates all year with various events, its 175th anniversary after the segregation of the term of Murcia in 1836, commemorated on Friday September 16 the City Council the establishment of an official ceremony will begin at 20 : 00h.
by placing a time capsule to be introduced in one of the walls of the lobby of City Hall for its opening in 2036 coinciding with the bicentenary of the municipality.
The capsule will include a message from the Mayor, Juan Martínez Pastor, and one of the official chronicler of the Villa, Miguel Gallego, as well as daily newspapers, coins, pictures of places and people in a pen-drive, and the work of drafting and prize in the drawing school "How would you like San Javier in 25 years," give the clue to the San Javier in 2011 to the new generations in 2036 is responsible for opening it.
The official ceremony will continue with the screening of a video on the history of San Javier from its origins to the present, to be followed by a lecture on the historical details of the segregation of the city that offer José Ballester, a resident of San Javier, a graduate in history and local scholar.
At the same event, Ruben Lora, a young resident of San Javier, a graduate in history that I coordinated the Cultural Days "San Javier: a history, an identity, a destiny," will present the cycle of 12 lectures included in the conference organized mark the 175 anniversary.
The papers relate to the San Javier environment, history, customs, art, urban planning, aviation, documentary heritage, literature and philosophy are held Tuesdays and Thursdays from September 20 to October 27 to 20:00 pm
in the hall of the City except that the expert offered in Santiago de la Ribera and Vicar of Justice of the Diocese of Cartagena-Murcia, Juan Garcia Inza it will have on the civic center of Santiago de la Ribera under the title " Santiago de la Ribera with the five senses. "
Before the farewell ceremony by the mayor of San Javier, Juan Martínez Pastor, will be a screening of old photographs of more than 3,000 snapshots that have been digitized for the development of "Family Album of San Javier."
The Family Album by 325 donors who contributed photographs, the oldest in 1867, is being prepared for publication and presentation in the fall.
Within the program of activities slope is also the V Congress of the Writers Association of Official Murcia on 22 October in the hall of the municipality of San Javier, San Javier presentations concerning.
Events held throughout the year
The acts of the 175 Anniversary held so far have allowed the recovery of photographs and documents published in "Historical Dossier" and the project "San Javier on postcards" by which metal plates were placed with old pictures of different places the municipality to enable citizens to compare the evolution of the different spaces over time.
Also performed an act of homage to all institutions the mayors of San Javier and the descendants of the first families surveyed in the municipality once identified as such.
The daunting task of collecting old photographs for the family album, allowed the projection of photographs at night on the street, was done in San Javier, Santiago de la Ribera and will soon be held in La Manga, coinciding with their parties.
The photographs can be viewed via the website of the City Hall (www.sanjavier.es), which have already received over 24,000 visits.
School competitions, and other highlights also fall into the commemoration of 175 anniversary with a big sign that pointed the front of City Hall throughout the year.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier