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Nº 061 March 2019 Calendar – Fiestas of Alicante Province – Lent – Fallas – Programme of Fallas – Valencia so Old yet so New – ASIMEP RUN – Nao Victoria visits – Altea red oranges – Your Health – World Doown Syndrome Day – Apanee – Alpe College – La Zenia Boulevarde closure days – Semana Santa Saetas – International Cofradia – May Fayre – Franco in our Out – AFA Solidarity dinner – Saint Patrick Parade – Help Vega Baja – Big Stars4 Little Stars – Pilar de la Horadada gastronomy – Salt Lake bathing- La Vuelta start in Torrevieja Salinas Music aormi@icloud.com
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MARCH FIESTAS IN THE ALICANTE PROVINCE
This month you can still enjoy the view of almond and cherry blossom in many areas. Every Region has its own special holiday and this month on the 1st we have Balearics Day. Saint David’s Day is also on the 1st March and Welshmen celebrate in places like Crooeso Bar . Wildlife Day falls on 3rd March as a reminder that we are responsible for our environment. Tuesday 5th is pancake day marks the beginning of the Lenten period known in Spain as the Cuaresema as there are forty days leading up to Easter and Semana Santa processions. This old custom was the day when people tended to use up their fat produce as there was no meat during these forty days. Creamy milk fell into this category so people used up their spare milk to make pancakes.
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The following day is Ash Wednesday when Christians mark the start of the abstinence and prayer period. Nowadays Ramadan seems to get more publicity for an abstinence month than Lent which is a much older tradition. An important international day on 8th March is International Women’s Day and nowadays many towns will have form of recognition of the important role of women, not only in the home, but in the work place and business field. It is interesting that women have higher profile and recognized . 1st March The fiesta of the Miracle of the Tear is held in Muchamiel (Milagro de la Lágrima). 8th March Procession in Muchamiel. 17th Saint Patrick celebrations at Cabo Roig. 19th is a national holiday for most places celebrating Father’s Day. 19th - 29th The Moors & Christian parades in the district of Villafranqueza in Alicante are held which had a new compares or group added a couple of years ago - los Caballeros del Norte. 19th March Fallas de San José are held in Valencia, Benidorm, Calpe, Dénia and Pego. They begin on the 15th but the cremà is held on the 19th. 21st is Down Syndrome day with a great deal of publicity in the media as we are reminded that these people are important members of the community. 21st March Almoradi holds a San Emigdio remembrance service of the 1829 earthquake. On 22nd we are reminded o the crucial water is to the human race with International Water Day. On 25th we are reminded of slavery which is now at an all time record in the world. On the Wednesday which falls in the middle of Lent the Festa del Nanos is held in Cocentaina. aormi@icloud.com
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Nº 061 March 2019 Finally we have the change of clocks going forward an hour on 31 March which is also Mothering Sunday in U.K. This may be the last time we change the clocks if governments agree to wrap this wartime practice.
FALLAS OF SAN JOSE These fiestas are well-known internationally as the most spectacular and important are held in Valencia city with the crema on the 19th March featurung around 700 fallas. Other places that celebrate with fallas are: Alicante city, Denia, Calpe, Guardamar del Segura, Pego and Benidorm. Also further afield in Castellon Province - Burriana, Vall d’Uixo, Peñiscola and Viver. In the Murcia region Mazzaron has fallas.
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In the Valencia area you have - Valencia city, Albalat, Alboraya, Alcasser, Algemesi, Algenet, Azira, Benaguasil, Benifaio, Betera, Buñol, Catarroja, Dos Aguas, Gandia, Manises, Oliva, Ontenient, Otos, Paterna, Picassent, Puzol, Sagunto, Silla, Sueca, Tavernes de la Valldigna, Torrent, Utiel, Xativa among others.
The origin of the festivities of the Fallas goes back to the old traditions of the local carpenters, who burnt their old rubbish along with the wooden devices they used to hoist the candles that lit their workshops during the winter months, on the feast day of their patron saint, Saint Joseph. This is why the day of the cremà (burning, the day on which the Fallas are burnt down) is always the 19th, Saint Joseph’s day. In the 18th century, Fallas were simple pyres of combustible material burnt on the night of Saint Joseph’s feast day. These fallas gradually evolved, adopting a critical and ironic tone, displaying scenes of condemned social behaviours. Around 1870, popular festivities such as Carnival and the Fallas were actively repressed. This pressure gave rise to a movement that defended typical traditions in 1885, with the creation of a magazine, “La Traca”, which nominated the best Fallas. This led to competition between neighbours and gave rise to artistic fallas, which maintained their critical spirit combined with an aesthetic appeal. In 1901, the Town Hall of Valencia itself granted municipal prizes to the best fallas. This marked the beginning of the union between the people and political power, as the festivity made giant leaps in what concerns its numbers, its structure and its organisation. aormi@icloud.com
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In 1929, the first contest of posters to promote the festivities was held, and the Fallas Week was created in 1932. During these years, the Fallas became the main festivity in the Valencia Region, with over 700 large and small fallas being burnt in Valencia alone. Later a dedicated Fallas museum was opened with figures that were saved from the fires.
Our cover photo is of El Miguelete, the tower of the cathedral. Valencia, is an example of modernity, has a Mediterranean harbour and a capital that hosts great events, and is transformed in the month of March to become a city dedicated to its festivity, music and gunpowder. The Fallas, as the penultimate fire festivities, have remained as spectacular, disproportionate and baroque as Valencia itself over the centuries. Towards the end of winter, the city fills itself with the colour of flowers and gunpowder to greet the Spring and over a million visitors, who visit the 700 fallas , among the music of bands and the din of mascletàs. Nevertheless, keep in mind that, during these days, you can also enjoy the expositions in the Valencia Institute of Modern Art (IVAM) and the San Pío V Museum of Fine Arts, visit the City of Arts and Sciences and even discover the seafaring soul of the city by enjoying a fine paella after the mascletà. On March 15, the plantà (assembly of the monuments)begins, and every falla is in place on the 16th at eight in the morning, for a total of over 700 monuments, some of which are 25 metres high. Art and satire are intertwined in the monuments erected during the fallas week, from March 12 to 19, on each corner of the city’s streets, as caricatures of social and political life.
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Nº 061 March 2019 Every year the streets around a fall monument are illuminated, usually paid for by large sponsoring companies. As every year, the cridà (call), the invitation of the greater falleras (representantives of the Fallas groups) of the city, marks the beginning of the festivities.
To visit the Ninot Exposition, the plantà, to participate in the Parade of the Kingdom, to enjoy artificial fire castles, bullfights, the offering of flowers to the Virgin and the Nit del Foc are but a few of the dates you can’t miss during the fallas, along with the cremà, the final apotheosis of the festivities. As a presage of spring, the Fallas are enjoyed in the streets due to the good weather, and because the entire city is closed to traffic. There are so many people involved that the annual and emotive flower offering procession is held over a few days. This s wonderful tow watch as the huge framework of the Virgen Mary is decorated with a cape of flowers. The sound of festive music and the smell of gunpowder and flowers accompany another typically Valencian aroma: that of buñuelos (sweet fritters). It is traditional to stroll through the streets of the city looking at the fallas while enjoying a delicious chocolate with bunyols de carabassa (sweet pumpkin fritters). From March 1st in Valencia, everybody can come and see the mascletà, a symphony of noise, at the Town Hall square, at 2 PM. The mascletà is a show meant to amaze your ears. Approximately seven hundred fallas, including children’s fallas, are erected throughout the city of Valencia. The Fallas are grouped into a number of sections, with the Special Section and the Plaza del Ayuntamiento (Town Hall) falla, which does not participate in the contest, standing out in particular. aormi@icloud.com
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Special Section Fallas: About 800 ninots (dolls in humanoid form)will be submitted to the popular vote to be spared from the flames on the Nuevo Centro square in the city of Valencia. The Exposición del Ninot, the traditional introduction to the Fallas festivity held on the Nuevo Centro square in the city of Valencia, hosts all of the figures, or ninots that will compete to be saved from the flames through a popular pardon. This display, with over 800 ninots in the adult and children’s categories, will be open until March 14. As it has become traditional, the ninots on display participate in a popular show whose result hinges on a popular vote to decide which figure or group of figures will be saved from the Cremà on the night of March 19 and will be included in the
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collection of the Museo Fallero, where they can be admired by visitors to the city of Valencia. This display, in which a ninot from each falla in Valencia is shown, has been held since 1934. Regino Mas, a famous Fallas artist and a member of the Association of Fallas Artist, was the promoter of the idea of a pardon from fire, inspiring the first Exposición del Ninot, held on the 13th and 14th of that year, in the bottom floors of the Central Market. Iaia i Neta, agroup by Vicente Bendito and the Comisión Plaza del Mercado (Marketplace Commision) commission, was the first officially pardoned group. The next year, 1935, the Cabalgata del Ninot, a parade by disguised Falleros (Makers of Fallas - fallas artists) accompanying the ninot to the exhibition, was created. This way of performing the parade was maintained until 1953, when it took up its current form, according to the official program of the Fallas festivities. Some of the details of the monuments that will be erected on March 14 and 15, filling the streets and squares of Valencia with colour, pageantry and excitement, can already be seen at the Exposición del Ninot. Come, have a look, and vote for your favourite ninot!
Programme MARCH Friday 1 2:00 p.m. - "Mascletà" in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento Saturday 2 11:00 h. - In the fire station of the Av. De la Plata celebration of the festivity of the patron of the body with the visit of the FMIV and C.H. 2:00 p.m. - "Mascletà" in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento of Valencia. 5:00 p.m. - Ninot's Horseback Ride through the following itinerary: Departure from the Glorieta, along the Calle de la Paz, Sant Vicente, Plaza del Ayuntamiento, Marqués de Sotelo and end at the Játiva street, with the entrance of the first pieces of the municipal fault 00:00 h. - "Mascletà" of colors in the square of the City Council of Valencia aormi@icloud.com
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Sunday 3 10:00 - h. "Cant de l'Estoreta" contest, organized by Falla Plaza del Arbol and sponsored by the Central Fallera Board. 2:00 p.m. - "Mascletà" in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento of Valencia. 6:30 p.m. - Grand Sports Gala at the Reina Sofía Auditorium. Monday 4 2:00 p.m. - "Mascletà" in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento of Valencia. Tuesday 5 2:00 p.m. - "Mascletà" in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento of Valencia. Wednesday 6 12:00 h. - In the esplanade of the Bullring, inauguration of the XX edition of FOTUR. The Great Horchatada and Naranjada Fallera 2019. 2:00 pm - "Mascletà" in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento of Valencia. aormi@icloud.com
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Thursday 7 11:00 h. - Visit of the FMV and C.H. to the Fire Station of Av. de la Plata. 12:00 h. - On the esplanade of the Plaza de Toros, XX edition of FOTUR. The Great Horchatada and Naranjada Fallera 2019. 2:00 p.m. - "Mascletà" in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento of Valencia. 6:00 p.m. - Homage of the Armed Forces to the FF.MM.V. Friday, 8 12:00 h. - Departure from the Ronda Fallera de Coches of "l'Antigor". 2:00 p.m. - "Mascletà" in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento of Valencia. Saturday 9 2:00 p.m. - "Mascletà" in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento of Valencia. 00:00 h. - "Mascletà" night at the Plaza del Ayuntamiento of Valencia
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Sunday 10 12:00 h. - Concert of the Municipal Band of Valencia with the premiere of the pasodobles of the FF.MM. of Valencia at the Palau de la Música 14: .00 h. - "Mascletà" in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento of Valencia. 7:00 p.m. - Heritage Parade organized by the Excm. City Hall, departure from La Lonja, Maria Cristina and Plaza de la Ayuntamiento.
Monday 11 2:00 p.m. - "Mascletà" in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento of Valencia. Tuesday 12 2:00 p.m. - "Mascletà" in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento of Valencia. Wednesday 13 2:00 p.m. - "Mascletà" in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento of Valencia. Thursday 14 2:00 p.m. - "Mascletà" in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento of Valencia. aormi@icloud.com
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5:00 p.m. - Closing of the Children's Ninot Exhibition 5:30 p.m. - Reading of the popular verdict and proclamation of the "Ninot Indultat Infantil" of 2019. 5:45 p.m. - Collection of the ninots by the commissions in the exhibition of Ninot, in the City of Arts and Sciences Friday 15 09:00 h. - "Plantà" of all the infantile failures 2:00 p.m. - "Mascletà" in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento of Valencia. 5:00 p.m. - Closing of the Ninot Exhibition 5:30 p.m. - Reading of the popular verdict and proclamation of the "Ninot Indultat" of 2019. 5:45 p.m. - Collection of the ninots by the commissions in the exhibition of Ninot, in the City of Arts and Sciences 00:00 h. "L'albà" of the fallas in the whole city, with pyrotechnic spectacle in the Plaza del A Town hall. Saturday 16 08:00 h. - "Plantà" of all the faults 2:00 p.m. - "Mascletà" in the Town Hall Square of Valencia 4:30 p.m. - In the gallery installed before the City Council, distribution of prizes obtained by the children's faults in the different sections, as well as children's presentations, Cabalgata del Ninot and llibrets de falla. 00:00 h. - Castle of fireworks at Paseo de la Alameda. Sunday 17 09:00 h. - In the gallery installed before the City Council, distribution of prizes obtained by the failures in the different sections, as well as by the contests of illuminated streets, presentations and of fault llibret. aormi@icloud.com
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At 2:00 pm - "Mascletà" in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento in Valencia. FLOWER OFFERING is held over a few days with groups coming almost street by streets - SAN VICENTE STREET 15:30 h .: Quart de Poblet - Xirivella 5:00 PM: Jesus 6:15 pm: Mislata 7.30pm: La Creu Coberta 8:45 pm: El Pilar - Sant Francesc 9:45 pm: Patraix 23:00 h .: La Seu - El Mercat 23:30 h .: Botanic - La Petxina 00:30 h .: Regional Houses 00:40 h .: Local Boards 00:50 h .: Falla José Mª Bayarri - Los Isidros 00:55 h .: Official Comitiva: MU., CS., A. and last 5 FFMMIV 01:00 h .: FMIV and C.H., JCF. and Municipal Band aormi@icloud.com
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OFFERING - LA PAZ STREET 3:30 pm: Camins al Grau 17:15 h .: Russafa A 18:15 h .: Russafa B 7:00 pm: Pla del Reial - Benimaclet 8:45 pm: Canyamelar - Grao - Nazareth 21:45 h .: La Xerea 22:15 h .: Rascanya 01:00 h .: Castle of fireworks on the Paseo de la Alameda.
Monday 18 10:30 h. - Homage to the poet Maximiliano Thous, at his monument, located at the junction of the streets of Sagunto and Maximiliano Thous, with the collaboration of the Falla Fray Pedro Vives - Bilbao - Maximiliano Thous. 12:00 h. - Tribute to Maestro Serrano, which will take place in his monument on the avenue of the Kingdom of Valencia. 2:00 p.m. - "Mascletà" in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento of Valencia.
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OFFERING- SAN VICENTE STREET 3:30 pm .: Benicalap 4:45 p.m.: Campanar 5:45 pm: La Roqueta - Arrancapins 7:15 pm: Olivereta 21:00 h .: La Saïdia 22:30 h .: El Carme 23:15 h .: Regional Houses, 23:25 h .: Invited Entities 00:35 h .: Falla Barrio de San José 00:40 h .: Official Comitiva: BU, MU, CS, A and last 5 FFMMV 00:45 h .: FMV. AND C.H., JCF and MUNICIPAL BAND OFFERING - LA PAZ STREET 15:30 h .: Quatre Carreres 5:00 pm: Pla del Remei - Gran Via 18:15 h .: Benimamet- Burjassot Beniferri 8:00 pm: Malvarrosa - Cabanyal Beteró 21:15 h .: Algiros 22:15 h .: Poblats Al Sud 01:30 h .: Great "NIT DEL FOC" Fireworks castle on Paseo de la Alameda. Tuesday 19 aormi@icloud.com
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11.00 h. - On the bridge of San José, the FF.MM.V. and its CC.HH. they will make an offering of flowers before the image of the Patriarch. At the end of the act, "mascletà" sponsored by Falla Doctor Olóriz.
12:00 h. - Solemn Mass in honor of San José in the Seo of Valencia, officiated by the archbishop of Valencia, His Emcia. Revma Antonio Cañizares, offered by Junta Fallera Central and the Carpenters Guild, with the assistance of the FF.MM.V. and its CC.HH. 2:00 p.m. - "Mascletà" in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento of Valencia. 7:00 p.m. - Fire parade down Colón street, from Ruzafa street to Porta la Mar square. 22:00 h. - "Cremà" of the infantile faults. 22:30 h. - "Cremà" of the infantile failure that has obtained the first prize of the special section. 23:00 h. - "Cremà" of the infantile failure of the square of the City council of Valencia. 00:00 h. - "Cremà" of all the faults of Valencia. 00:30 h. - "Cremà" of the fault that obtained the first prize of the special section. 01:00 h. - "Cremà" of the fault of the Town Hall Square of Valencia aormi@icloud.com
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Principal events de Fallas 2019
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La Crida
La Plantà
La Cremà
Ofrenda de Flores
Verbenas de Fallas
Dónde ir cuando se acaban las verbenas
Calles iluminadas
Programa de Mascletaes
Cabalgata del Ninot
Exposición del Ninot
Cabalgata del Foc
Castillos de fuegos artificiales y Gran Nit del Foc
Exaltación de las Falleras Mayores 2018
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Valencia - Old Yet New by Andy Ormiston
Many people tend to think of large cities as shopping or commercial centres, without looking to see what other attractions there is on offer. The lovely city of Valencia has a wonderful history marked by marvellous Monuments and a deep seated culture. It also has a variety of extraordinary beaches which most people enjoy in the morning, leaving the rest of the day to enjoy exploring what Valencia city has to offer, including thirty museums that have something to excite the interest of everyone. Just a few kilometres from the city centre its possible to enjoy several nรกutical sports and the sparkling waters of the Mediterranean. The beaches nearby have golden sand that can be enjoyed track long through the toes at La Playa de la Malvarrosa and la Playa del Cabanyal (Las Arenas). They have everything necessary to enjoy some time by the sea including excellent restaurants along the promenade. A part of any holiday is to enjoy good food and wines, so where better to enjoy a decent paella or other famous rice dish, or aormi@icloud.com
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fish in season or just a selection of decent tapas. There's nothing as pleasant as sitting on a terraces with friends, enjoying a wonderful meal while enjoying great views. Or enjoying the local refreshing drink of horchata, made from tiger nuts A little bit out of Valencia there is the Parque Natural de la Dehesa roughly ten kilometres away, where you will find the Playa de El Saler, which is a large area composed of sand dunes and a variety of wildlife that has adapted to these conditions.
In the afternoon the siesta is a good suggestion so that Valencia's great shopping centres can be explored or a cultural visit to admire architectural treasures such as the Cathedral which houses some magnificent paintings and sculptures, not forgetting the Holy Grail. Other nearby places are in the plaza del Ayuntamiento with its magnificent town hall from where the annual announcement of the Fallas take place and the daily mascletas of these fiestas are held. Mind you, most of the districts will have their own rowdy mascletas so you can avoid the enormous crush that is normal in the crush. Opposite the town hall is another gem of a building the Telegraph offices, to appreciate both buildings you have to stand back to appreciate the facades. The plaza itself is pleasant with flower stalls and tourist horse and carriages available for hire. aormi@icloud.com
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Other old buildings are the Silk Exchange, the indoor market La Lonja. Nearby is a unique little plaza known as La Redonda which is accessed by a short side street and it is full of old shops and more modern souvenir shops offering ceramics and traditional clothes and materials. More modern architecture including the work of Calatrava always leaves visitors amazed - la Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias - the City of arts and Sciences. A night adventure is in the water world of the Oceanogràfic with a show featuring dolphins and
synchronized swimming. A suggestion for another day is the enchanting world of wildlife at the Bioparc where África comes to life with a range of animals in their natural habitat. Similar visits can be to the Museo de Bellas Artes San Pío V, or IVAM, or the Museo Nacional de Cerámica, L’Almoina, or el Muvim. Personally I love the museum dedicated to the June processions of Corpus Christi that still has medieval images used on that day.
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II Carrera Solidaria 3rd March is the date fixed for the second solidarity run with prizes donated by local businesses and restaurants.
A new beach handball club, El Balonmano Playa Élite Salinera, has been officially formed based on a loose group of friends who began five years ago and have played in many tournaments on the beaches of Alicante province. There are five teams in different age categories, including feminine team.
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Nao Victoria was part of a Spanish expedition, which left Sevilla on the 10th August 1519 with five ships, however Victoria was the only ship to complete the voyage, returning on the 6th of September 1522. This particular replica was built in Spain in 1991 and became the first historical replica to circumnavigate the Earth. She started in 2004 from Seville and during two years she covered 26,894 miles visiting 17 countries. On that voyage she paid a courtesy visit to Alicante. It is not the only replica to be built as three were constructed, and visited Torrevieja, on the fifth centenary of the discovery of America. The three replica ships of the Santa Maria, la Pinta and La Niña, visited Torrevieja in August 1991 en route to their final destination in North America. Among the crew, José Muñoz Fernandez, known as “Cheta”, who was proud, when his ship, Santa Maria sailed into his homeport of Torrevieja on a two-year voyage. When you see these ships up close, one can only marvel at those men who crammed themselves, their provisions and livestock into such a small space and imagine the deprivations they must have endured. These 1990 replica ships were more commodious, as by using modern navigational and communication equipment, there was more space for the crew who benefited from modern catering and sanitary comforts.
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Another earlier replica of “Santa Maria” was built in Valencia in the shipyard of La Camba del Cabañal for the film “Alba de América” and on which Victoriano Aniorte Palacio of Torrevieja played the part of a crew-member. The Nao Victoria is a replica of the ship captained by Juan Sebastian Elcano that circumnavigated the world in 1522. It is the only replica ship that has used the same techniques and equipment as those early explorers who have retraced those epic voyages. This ship has two other sister ships, a Galeon and Santa Maria. These are often used in film making along with smaller boats. The Nao Victoria has three masts and six sails and 26 meters length and 6.70 metres width. This little flotilla is part of the Fundacion Nao Victoria.
So you have an opportunity to visit the Nao Victoria in Alicante port from 28th - 31st March an d put yourself in the place of those men who sought adventure but suffered in very cramped conditions. She is open for visits every day from 10:00 to 20:00, it costs 4€ per adult and 2€ per child and you can buy your tickets in advance.https://www.fundacionnaovictoria.org/es/
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Altea - Orange by Pat Hynd
Altea is one of the prettiest and most attractive towns on the Costa Blanca sea coast with its narrow streets and numerous artists painting what the see and what they imagine. It is among the top ten most pretty Spanish towns and has the railway running through that bottom half of the town parallel to the Mediterranean. It is a hilly town as the streets climb upwards to the mountains. Because of its location Altea’s main products include oranges, whose production covers almost all year and loquats, that marketed under the designation of origin of Medlars Callosa d'en Sarria. Other products are there in the entity are lemons, mandarins, satsumas and grapefruit Altea grows oranges a bit differently. The mountain and sea conspire with the sun, or cold of mountain, to produce not only red oranges but red lemons. The cool of the mountain height affects the citrus fruits including mandarins producing a red tint in the fruit that can be seen inside and outside of the fruit. The picking season begins in January until March. The fruit tastes sweet, yet bittersweet noted in its juice. It is used as normally, but sought as a different decoration on restaurant tables. Some beers are enhanced by red orange juice. It goes well with feta cheese or tiramisu and in some cakes. It is known as naranja sanguina or blood orange similar to blood grapefruit and somme of the crop is squeezed and sold as Bloody Orange Wine.
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Naranja Brûlée Tart It may sound complicated but is fairly easy to do. 200 gr. Of flour 30 gr. of Brown Sugar. 75 gr. of butter. 1 egg yolk. The juice of 1 Sanguine Orange. 60 ml. of cold water
Creme Brûlée Orange 150 ml. of Liquid Cream. 2 Eggs 70 gr. of glace sugar. 150 ml. of blood Orange Juice. The zest of 2 Sanguine Oranges. One tablespoon of Sugar for caramel on top of each tart .
For the tart. In a large bowl add the flour and brown sugar, stir. Then add the orange zest and butter (cut into squares), knead until all ingredients are well integrated and get a texture similar to that of bread crumbs. At this point we incorporate egg yolk and water. We go back to mash until we get a compact mass. We make a ball shape with the dough, wrap it in film and the refrigerator for 1 hour. Using tartlets moulds with movable bottom of 10 centimeters of diameter and grease lightly.
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Take the dough and out of the refrigerator, sprinkle a little flour on the marble worktop and stretch it with a rolling pin or similar to a thickness of 4-5 centimeters. Cut circles of a diameter slightly higher than that of our tartlet and cover it, cutting the mass that is on top. Once done put all the tartlets back in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes. When ready take out from the refrigerator, cut with oven paper to n the diameter of the base of the tartlet and place on top of it. Over the oven paper circle, fill with dried peas to prevent the dough from rising excessively. Place in the oven at 180 ยบ C for 10 minutes. After this time remove from the oven, remove the pulses, the baking paper and another leave another 6 -8 minutes more in the oven. Remove from the oven and let cool at room temperature on a rack.
For the Orange Cream, beat the eggs in a large bowl, add the icing sugar, the grated rind and the orange juice. Once well beaten (2-3 minutes), add the liquid cream and beat again. Carefully pour over the cold tartlets. Put them back in the oven (180ยบC) for about 12 minutes or until the filling is set. Remove from the oven and leave to cool. Finally, a few minutes before serving, we can sprinkle sugar on the cream and with a torch or burner we burn it forming a crystallized caramel layer. An easy recipe, fast and with a different flavor and of course you can use lemon or make a larger tart.
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Your Health by Pat Hynd
If you wake up in the night and want to go to the bathroom, lie a minute, then sit up on the edge of the bed for a minute, before getting on your feet. Why? the person who wakes to go to the bathroom, and gets up in a hurry, the brain requires greater blood flow after having rested, causing a state of fainting there. That’s when a stroke can happen. In this case, it is recommended to learn the " One-and-a-Half-minute law " that can " save When you wake up to go to the bathroom, you must first: " lie down for 30 seconds after waking up " and then " sit in bed for 30 more seconds ", lower your legs quietly and " sit on the end of bed for another 30 seconds " and only then get up to go to the bathroom. With these steps the chances are increased to survive a sudden stroke, regardless of age...What is a stroke?
A stroke is a brain attack. It happens when the blood supply to part of your brain is cut off. A stroke is an emergency call 112 Prevention is better than healing •Face: Can the person smile? Has their face fallen on one side? • Arms: Can the person raise both arms and keep them there? • Speech problems: Can the person speak clearly and understand what you say? Is their speech slurred? • Time: If you see any of these three signs, it's time to call 112. aormi@icloud.com
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Stroke Association Spain Stroke Association Spain is a self-support group providing a range of activities to facilitate recovery in a friendly, safe and therapeutic environment. Meetings are open to all stroke survivors and their carers.
Monday Wednesday Friday 13:30 to 17:00 Rivera Perez, 7
Casa de Cultura Calle Francisco Benijofar 03178 Mobile: 654 801 260 All  Welcome
Arterial Blood pressure Blood pressure can lead to other conditions. Here is a rough guide to those figures.
â–ś 120/80 normal â–ś 130/85 normal (requires control) â–ś 140/90 high â–ś 150/95 very high Heartbeat per minute đ&#x;”ş 72 BPM (Default) đ&#x;”ş 60 to 80 BPM (normal) đ&#x;”ş 40 to 180 BPM (abnormal) -----------------
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There are times we may need to check someone’s temperature. Degrees Celsius đ&#x;”ş 36 'to 36.7' Temp. Normal đ&#x;”ş 37.3 'to 37.8' Febrile / attention đ&#x;”ş 37.8 ' above Fever / severe - check with the doctor -----------------
Compatibility of blood groups What's your blood type and how common is it? O+ (1 IN 3) A+ (1 IN 3) B+ (1 in cada12) Ab+ (1 in 29) O-(1 in cada15) A-(1 in 16) B-(1 in 67) AB-(1 in 167)
Water effect Did you know? Drinking water in the correct time maximizes the effectiveness of the human body, so here is a suggestion; as we live in Spain, a hot country, we should always be drinking around 2 liters per day, even if we do not feel thirsty.
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1 Glass of water after waking up, helps activate internal organs... 1 Glass of water 30 minutes before meal helps digestion. 1 Glass of water before showering helps lower blood pressure. 1 Glass of water Before sleeping avoids stroke or heart attack.
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The 33rd edition of the Spanish Goya Film Awards was held at the Palace of Exhibitions and Congresses of Seville, in which Andreu Buenafuente and Silvia Abril were in charge of presenting the ceremony. One of the most successful films among the winners was Campeoones, The only known name of the cast is Javier Gutiérrez, the last winner of the Goya - he already has two - and an actor of unquestionable quality, although perhaps not as popular, and third, because of his theme. Gutiérrez plays Marco Montes, second coach of an elite basketball club who is convicted, after a traffic accident in which he was driving drunk, to perform social work. And that job will be to lead a team made up of players with intellectual disabilities. "I'm optimistic by nature, but from the beginning I also had blind faith in the ability of the characters to connect with the public," says Fesser. Jesus Vidal spoke a well rehearsed speech that brought tears to the eyes of the audience of stars of films, directors and producers of films, plus all those who make the screen come alive as back up and technical staff. makers, “Señoras y señores de la Academia you have distinguished as best new actor an actor with disabilities. You don’t know what you have done (everybody laughed). There are three words that come into my head – inclusion, diversity and visibility. What emotion, many thanks. Without doubt, for me this has been a real challenge to interpret a character like Marin, that I have brought from the theatre. I love the cinema and hope that this ideal will continue for many more years. aormi@icloud.com Torrevieja Outlook !35
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This work also represents my nine companions, a team of friends. Companions without your freshness, your spontaneity, and your talent, this would not have been possible. I want to give thanks to Javier Fesser (film director) who helped me grow as an actor and as a person. I also want to thank the coaching team because without you, this work with 10 disabled actors, could not have appeared. Thanks to all involved in this film. And many thanks to the people who have helped in my first steps. Thank you Pepe (Javier GutiĂŠrrez).
Mami, thanks for giving me life, thanks for giving me everything for you gave birth to me and supported me in my love of the arts, and because you led me to see life with the eyes of intelligence. And thanks to my father, thanks for giving me life. Thanks for fighting so much for me. You are the most tender person of the planet, with only a smile you change and change the whole world. Dearest parents, I would love to have a child like myself, because I have parents like. Many thanks.
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cell contains 23 pairs of chromosomes, half of which are inherited from each parent. Down syndrome occurs when an individual has a full or partial extra copy of chromosome 21. This additional genetic material alters the course of development and causes the characteristics associated with Down syndrome. A few of the common physical traits of Down syndrome are low muscle tone, small stature, an upward slant to the eyes, and a single deep crease across the center of the palm – although each person with Down syndrome is a unique individual and may possess these characteristics to different degrees, or not at all. In the year 2000, an international team of scientists successfully identified and catalogued each of the approximately 329 genes on chromosome 21. This accomplishment opened the door to great advances in Down syndrome research.
What Causes Down Syndrome? Regardless of the type of Down syndrome a person may have, all people with Down syndrome have an extra, critical portion of chromosome 21 present in all or some of their cells. This additional genetic material alters the course of development and causes the characteristics associated with Down syndrome.The additional partial or full copy of the 21st chromosome which causes Down syndrome can originate from either the father or the mother. Approximately 5% of the cases have been traced to the father. Down syndrome occurs in people of all races and economic levels, though older women have an increased chance of having a child with Down syndrome. Individuals with Down syndrome are becoming increasingly integrated into society and community organizations, such as school, health care systems, work forces, and social and recreational activities.
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Individuals with Down syndrome possess varying degrees of cognitive delays, from very mild to severe. Most people with Down syndrome have cognitive delays that are mild to moderate. Due to advances in medical technology, individuals with Down syndrome are living longer than ever before. In 1910, children with Down syndrome were expected to survive to age nine. With the discovery of antibiotics, the average survival age increased to 19 or 20. Now, with recent advancements in clinical treatment, most particularly corrective heart surgeries, as many as 80% of adults with Down syndrome reach age 60, and many live even longer. More and more Americans are interacting with individuals with Down syndrome, increasing the need for widespread public education and acceptance.
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People with Down syndrome should always be referred to as people first. Instead of “a Down syndrome child,” it should be “a child with Down syndrome.” Also avoid “Down’s child” and describing the condition as “Down’s,” as in, “He has Down’s.” Down syndrome is a condition or a syndrome, not a disease. People “have” Down syndrome, they do not “suffer from” it and are not “afflicted by” it. “Typically developing” or “typical” is preferred over “normal.” “Intellectual disability” or “cognitive disability” has replaced “mental retardation” as the appropriate term. NDSS strongly condemns the use of the word “retarded” in any derogatory context. Using this word is hurtful and suggests that people with disabilities are not competent.
Torrevieja has two very good entities to help these children.
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WHAT IS APANEE? It is an association started by parents of children who have learning difficulties. But also for the parents themselves who often need psychological support and space for themselves. It is an Association of Parents of Students with Special Educational Needs, non-profit, founded in October 1995. Integrated since May 2006 in the Federation of Physically Handicapped People of the Province of Alicante (COCEMFE), its activity is aimed specifically at people with a Certificate of Disabled Persons issued by the Ministry of Social Welfare of the Valencian Government. PURPOSES To maximize the capacities of people with special educational needs from prevention and specific intervention. aormi@icloud.com
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Promote the adequate detection, treatment and attention in the pedagogical, scientific and assistance aspects for the rehabilitation and family, social, school integration. Fortunately many other social groups offer support tot APANEE and their pupils, involving them in their own projects. Encourage disabled people to enter the working world when they reach legal age.
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There is a new unused building in Torrevieja that was built with the intention of fulfilling this as well as providing living and learning facilities for people with Alzheimer’s and dementia with suitable staff to cover both the young people and the elderly. This was built in the last tenure of the Partido Popular in power but nothing hs been done in the pas four years apart from suggesting it be better used as a centre for young delinquents. Eduardo Dolon of the PP has promised to continue to once more put this back on track.
Mentalize the society of change to positive attitudes to achieve the integration and social normalization of the disabled. Appeal to social solidarity to have collaboration and citizen understanding and volunteering. This is very successful but as the association, along with there ONGs, have had their funding from the town hall cut badly the association needs all the support possible from the community. aormi@icloud.com
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Organize meetings, conferences, colloquia and any similar cultural events, aimed at promoting the integration and well-being of the disabled person and their family. SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED BY APANEE Diagnosis and guidance Early attention in its different modalities: Outpatient treatment Sensorimotor stimulation Physiotherapy Logopedia Psychomotor Support and monitoring of integrated children in public and private children's schools: School follow-up and specific treatments (physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy) to children of school age, inserted in centers of the Department of Education. Family counseling and support service: assistance processing, support groups, family intervention, parents' school ... Basic training, guidance and management to access the world of work Activities to promote associative participation. Social leisure activities
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ALPE
is another association dedicated to children and adults with disabilities throughout the Vega Baa area. ALPE is a school in Torrevieja for those with special needs and has always had a special place in the heart of the British community. The dedicated staff continue to explore ways to involve and develop the children’s skills. The intention is to provide them with the necessary skills to live in the world they inhabit. The staff work with love businesses and gradually insert the youngsters where they and co-workers feel comfortable.
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There are about 100 pupils at ALPE from all around the Vega Baja. They are aged from 3 upwards to round 50 years of age. Down Syndrome kids are now living longer. The Torrevieja Hospital recently donated a semiautomatic defibrillator as part of the ongoing connection. The hospital nurse, Mª José Martínez, who deals with teaching social health has given a course of classes for staff and some pupils in first aid and re-animation. The latest project is an ongoing crowdfunding by the four branches of the Caixa Bank for a specially adapted activity park. 7,000 euros was donated from the Obra Social Foundation and now looking for 2,500 euros from their clients. of the Caixa. do away with part of the vegetable garden to make way for a sports area including volleyball pitch which means raising the height of the fence.
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SEMANA SANTA SAETAS
CARNIVAL is now gone and we look forward to the Holy Week Processions. The International group that appears in two processions is appealing for more members. No need to be Catholic to enjoy the camaraderie of the Jesus in the Garden of Olives. Easter Week this year is a bit later as it starts on Palm Sunday 14th April with Easter Sunday on 21st April. This particular group has become well known because of its international make-up and is the first groups of Holy Week in Spain to have this international appeal which is looked forward to, appreciated and applauded by the Spanish lining the streets. One of the easily missed items in these processions is when the groups stop and listen to someone singing a saeta. This is an Andalusian style song of praise sung with greatt fervor from someone on a balcony. This year there is a competition to compose a saeta As indicated by the president of the Holy Week in Torrevieja, Ignacio Suárez, the contest will take place in the Church of the Immaculate, on March 8 and 15, and the grand final will take place on March 16. All sessions will start at 8:30 p.m. Each participant can compete with two songs of free choice, opting for the prizes that will be awarded by the jury. The first prize, sponsored by Muebles Hermanos García, will be worth 600 euros; the second, with 300 euros and funded by Objetivo Torrevieja and the third will be borne by the Casa de Andalucía with 200 euros.
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May Fayre 8 - 12 May, 2019 The annual May Fayre will be kicked off on 25th March with a Flamenco concert in the Virgen del Carmen Cultural Centre on 25th March. The main dates will be from 8th - 12th May with the traditional El Pescaito for the people who are members of the various associations participating. This year there will be 23 casetas, all set out in streets and brightly colored and decorated, hoping to win first prize for the best decorated caseta. As always plenty of food and drink being served with nightly singing and dancing contests o the stage. So dates for your diary.
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Franco in or Out of Valley of the Fallen by Andy Ormiston
During Franco’s last years the international community recognized Spain’s government, which seemed to be well on the way to a prosperous future. Radical groups such as ETA and FRAP went on a rampage of violence that included the death of many members of the public. In September 1975 seven members of ETA and FRAP were held for trial, found guilty of treason against the State and then executed. This execution was considered barbarous in several civilized countries and was followed by the immediate withdrawal of ambassadors from various countries in protest. Capital punishment was abolished in Spain in 1978 after the death of Franco and the agreement of a new constitution.A few weeks after the executions the whole country was on tenterhooks as it became obvious that Franco was ill and struggling for his life. It was an important moment in Spanish history as surgeons fought to save his life, wondering as they did so what future Spain would now have and also if they were to be blamed should he die. On November 20th, 1975, the news was announced of the death of the caudillo. Franco’s body was dressed in a captain-general’s uniform complete with red sash and, after a private family service, lay in state at the Palacio de Oriente and over the following two days hundreds of thousands of Spaniards lined up to pay their last respects. A horse drawn carriage took his body to the Valley of the Fallen monument some 47kilometres away.
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Only a few kilometres from El Escorial is the Valley of the Fallen, with a basilica cut into a rock. Built on the orders of General Franco, it purported to be a monument to all those who supported Franco’s nationalist forces who died during the Spanish Civil War. However, defeated Republicans, communists and other political prisoners who opposed Franco’s forces during the Civil War were used as slave labour in building this enormous and impressive monument to a man’s ego. For many, this was preferential to a bullet in the back of the head. Italy’s foreign minister of Mussolini’s government was aghast at the number of executions in 1939 and even horrified at the prisoners of war who had become slaves of war. Talking to older Spaniards about Franco and his achievements (or otherwise) you only find those who liked him or hated him, there are no in-between opinions. Also it has to be remembered that some genuine fascists did give up their free time to work voluntarily on this massive project. In building the Valle de los Caidos prisoners were actually paid 10 centimos of a peseta every day and paid weekly, although the agreement between the companies contracted was 10.4 pesetas. When money was running out for this project someone came up with the idea of using the National Lottery to help fund the construction of the monument and so it was decreed by Franco that every 5th May the proceeds of the lottery sales should go towards this huge project.
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Some of the prisoners who worked on the road leading to the Valley would urinate on dynamite when the guards were not looking as a form of boycotting the project. Today there is still controversy about the use of the building, some would like to see it used as a national museum, or as a centre of studies and others would like to see it completely razed to the ground. There is a movement proposing that the remains of the general be reinterred in a less grand place. In practical terms it is one of the greatest tourist attractions of Spain and generates a lot of income.
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President Sanchez has a personal interest insofar as his grandfather was one of those Republicans who was killed by Francoists and he seeks a bit of revenge. This is a pity as when democracy returned to Spain, one of the greatest feats was the Constitution which was approved by all the leaders of the different political parties during and after the Civil War. Part of the agreement was that there would be a line drawn so that anything done in the past would not be a problem. Today people who claim to be Republicans are baying for the destruction of all things connected with Franco, even a street name of one of his advisors. It is understandable that descendants of those killed under Franco’s regime would not want their family members buried alongside the dictator. People often refer to Hitler and say no Jew would want to be near anything Nazi. Germany has taken a different approach and destroyed every vestige of Hitler’s Nazi ideology, although it seems to be creeping back in some instances. This monumental testament is one of the few monuments left in Spain of Franco as most statues in town centres have long disappeared. Even Franco’s birthplace Ferrol, that was proud to be known as the birthplace of el Caudillo, managed to get rid of his statue in the town’s main square. A huge unique cross, measuring 150m high and 56m across crowns the rock containing the basilica. Around its base are several sculptures of the four evangelists and the four virtues by Republican sculptor Juan de Avalos. His immediate family had debated about the rights and wrongs of his involvement in the project and people from both sides of the political gamut threatened him. aormi@icloud.com
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Franco visited the scene regularly, even at midnight with only his chauffeur present, and would offer his own opinion about the work carried out. Many times Juan de Avalos had to reshape his work as Franco insisted that it be made out of stone and no plaster relief would serve. For example, Franco insisted that the bearded statue the St. John the Evangelist be altered, as everyone knew that he did not have a beard, as he was a young man - even though John lived to be an old man. The basilica is approached by a series of steps leading to a huge esplanade, which has an impressive view of the commanding Sierra de Guardarrama (the scene of several bitter civil war conflicts) overlooking Madrid. The entrance is flanked by a series of austere stone arches. This is the only part that is outside the rock, as the church itself was hewn out of solid rock like a large tunnel and is as long as Saint Peter’s basilica in Rome. Construction work began in 1940 just after the cessation of the Civil War, and took nearly twenty years to complete. Eventually, when the work was terminated it was decided to dedicate it to all the men and women on both sides who had been killed in the Civil War. But for some people this was duplicity on the part of Franco who wanted to see all the niches filled. According to one of the groups seeking to recuperate the Historical Memory of Valladolid the monument has between 40,000 and 70,000 cadavers that were exhumed from their first resting place and later placed in this mausoleum on Franco’s personal orders.
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One example quoted is that of Fausto Canales who presented information in 2008 to the Judge Balthazar Garzón about a group of Republicans who were firstly arrested in the plaza of Pajares de Adaja then executed by Falangists on the morning of 20th August 1936, buried in an unmarked grave near a well outside the town. In this group of seven republicans was Wallerico Canales, father of Fausto (who located his father in section Nº 198) and in 1959, a few weeks before the official inauguration of the Valle de los Caidos these Republicans’ remains had been carted off by representatives of the Governor Civil to help fill the new memorial in the sierra of Madrid. Many Nationalists refused to disinter their own dead so Franco ordered a massive programme between 1958 and 1964 of disinterment of known common graves of Republicans to be translated to fill the huge basilica. The Ministry of Justice stated in 2010 that an estimated 33,832 people were buried here and only 21,423 have been positively identified. The basilica has two particular tombs, one that contains the remains of principal leaders of the Spanish Nationalist Movement - General Franco himself, and the other contains the remains of Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera who as we have seen in an earlier chapter, was executed by a firing squad of Republicans in Alicante at the beginning of the war. His tomb is marked simply ‘Jose Antonio’ on the floor of the crypt. It is a place that surprises because of its vastness. Supposedly built as a memorial to the Civil War dead it is more likely that Franco
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afterwards. In Orihuela in 2007 a commission was set up to construct a suitable memorial to the 19 Republicans who had been executed there and which was inaugurated on 15th November 2008 in the main Orihuela cemetery. Franco’s regime is an unpalatable part of Spanish history, but is a crucial part and just cannot be wiped away by ridding towns of Franco monuments.
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As in any country, hard lessons can be learned if only politicians would recognise the errors of the past. The Spanish Civil War produced no winners, only losers. As of December 27, 2007, the Law of Historical Memory is in force. An initiative that recognizes and expands rights and establishes measures in favor of those who suffered persecution or violence during the Civil War and the dictatorship. This Memorial Law is originally the result of the work of the Interministerial Commission to study the situation of the victims of the Civil War and the Franco regime. Possibly the monument that has much to say is the map of the known burial places of people executed and buried in hidden places. For many historians Franco’s victory and regime have lost any credibility. The burial Map is constantly being updated and contains to date more than 2,000 pits existing in the Spanish territory and of the people buried there, when there there’s data available on them. The graves located are classified into several categories: exhumed, not intervened, disappeared and graves moved to the Valley of the Fallen. Law 52/2007, known as the Law of Historical Memory, recognizes the injustice caused by the exile of many Spaniards during the Civil War and the Dictatorship. Because there were so many nationalities involved n the Ciivil War the aforementioned Law in its seventh additional provision allows the acquisition by option of the Spanish nationality of origin to persons whose father or mother had originally been Spanish and to the grandchildren of those who lost or had to renounce Spanish nationality as a result of the exile. But more needs to be done to draw the dead people of the Nationalists and those of neither opinion into this Law and the map. One recent burial place, supposed to be victims of Franco, turned out to be of people killed by the Republicans. The future of Franco’s remains still remains in doubt as nothing can be done until after the elections on 28th April and depends on which political party (if any) takes power.
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Saint Patrick’s Parade This year Saint Patrick’s Day falls on a Sunday, 17th March. Once again, for the ninth year, there will be a huge procession and lots of fun at the Cabo Roig strip of shops, bars and restaurants with a wonderful parade of green. This year’s Grand Marshall is world-famous Irish Boxer and film star, Big Joe Egan, originally from Ringsend in Dublin.The leader newspaper is producing a special issue for the event and will print a bio about Big Joe. As Saint Patrick’s Day falls on a Sunday this year there will be FREE face painting for children aged between 0 and 100. You can have shamrocks or tricolours painted on your face or your forehead from 1pm in three different locations, between Milo’s and Peter Pan’s, near Banco Sabadell and over the road at the Depot. It is reported that Anna and Elsa from Frozen will be doing some of the face painting in person. Local businesses are strongly supporting this event (with 15,000€) once again and the Orihuela town hall will be involved with barriers and police support as well as stage as there will be live music. There is also a craft market in the car park area alongside the Medical Centre on both days, i.e. Saturday and Sunday.You don't have to be Irish or prove that your grannie was from the Emerald Isle, everyone is welcome to find a space at one of the bars along the 2 kilometer route of the parade.
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Stevie Split and Casey Shaddock have put together a great lineup of entertainers to support APANEE disabled kids and family association that helps people all over the Vega Baja. BIG STARS 4 LITTLE STARS is being held in the lovely setting of the Orihuela Costa Resort. Like all the NGO’s in Torrevieja the association has financial difficulties as the Torrevieja Tow Hall have cut subsidies. Tickets from 603 160 791
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Salt Lake bathing The salt mine has delimited an area of 200 square meters that will be monitored by the regional police and will be equipped with containers. The bath in the water of the Torrevieja salinas is still prohibited and subject to sanctions. But the salt company has decided to heal in health to ensure the safety of tourists who come to the shores and the salt extraction operation. At the end of last year the salt company began to prepare a public area to take mud baths in the To r r e v i e j a lagoon. It is barely a strip forty meters long and five meters wide to the shore. Now some wooden poles are visible that delimit this area of public use unofficially -which is not contemplated in the regulations of the park. Elements held with a cement aormi@icloud.com
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platform to prevent them from being knocked down. They were taken to the area of Punta de la VĂbora on the same barges where salt is usually towed. The bounded area is by far the most used by lovers of this place, who fill the shore every year to enjoy mud baths, but also enter the lagoon, to enjoy the sensation of floating, the high temperature of the water and its pink hue. La Salinera has adopted this measure - first placed posters on the ground indicating that the bathroom is prohibited - after an episode that had never occurred in the industrial exploitation. The "volvedora", the main salt extraction machine, that the "scratch" of the bottom of the lagoon was close to overwhelming two tourists that floated on the waters. That machine does not circulate at great speed, in fact, it advances very slowly. But the operator that handles it is placed back to the advance of the machine, whose itinerary controls by GPS, while what really controls is the volume of salt that is extracted and the operation of boarding on the barges that move the salt to land. The decision to act was adopted by the salt works in coordination with the governing board and the management of the natural park because there are no means to control the high demand for mud baths or prevent the passage of people to an enclosure that on the ground is an industrial facility, also protected as a natural park, as a public domain owned by Patrimonio del Estado, which has leased it to the salt company. Although it will be a regional police and forest agents attached to the natural park and the region who will try to monitor compliance with the rules of use that will be displayed on posters. Garbage containers will also be placed. Every summer there are dozens of kilos of waste transported by bathers, especially carafes and empty plastic bottles. The fresh water carried in these containers serves to clean mud and the layer of saltpeter skin when these baths are made. The mud bath and its therapeutic benefits were the argument to build the building of the Japanese architect Toyo Ito more than a decade ago. The project was paralyzed because it was located on public domain without Costas concession - the shores of the lagoons are affected by the law of Costas. The building is now in ruins and the City Council has not addressed the project to relocate or demolish it.
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The Spanish annual Round Spain Cycling race will start of from the mountains of salt of Torrevieja this year. La Vuelta will begin from Torrevieja Salinas on Saturday 24th August with professional cyclists from around the world setting out on the first stage of 18 kilometres. This event will put the international spotlight on the town and its two parks of the Salinas. There will be three stages competed this year in the Costa Blanca area, giving the cyclists the opportunity to enjoy some wonderful countryside and seaside views, but especially for the television cameras.
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