Sanlucar de Barrameda 2019-2022
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Sanlúcar de Barrameda
Sanlúcar de Barrameda is a city in the northwest of Cádiz province, part of the autonomous community of Andalucía in southern Spain. Sanlúcar is located on the left bank at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River opposite the Doñana National Park, 52 km from the provincial capital Cádiz and...
, Spain.
Objectives
The commemoration of the MagellanFerdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer. He was born in Sabrosa, in northern Portugal, and served King Charles I of Spain in search of a westward route to the "Spice Islands" ....
-Elcano
Juan Sebastián Elcano
Juan Sebastián Elcano was a Basque Spanish explorer who completed the first circumnavigation of the world. As Ferdinand Magellan's second in command, Elcano took over after Magellan's death in the Philippines.-Early life:Elcano was born to Domingo Sebastián Elcano I and Catalina del Puerto...
expedition, five centuries later, aims to:
- Contribute to the junction between different cultures and sciences of every people around the world.
- Facilitate the participation and integration in this commemoration of initiatives from different cities and countries.
- Make known worldwide the city that saw depart and successfully complete the first circumnavigation of the globe, one of the greatest achievements performed by humans.
- Provide Sanlúcar de Barrameda a universal city project, developing actions which serve as a celebration of the historical past of the city, while constituting a legacy for its future.
History
Although the idea of this initiative comes from Sanlucar de Barrameda in 2003, is rooted a century earlier, in 1913, when Genaro Cavestany, land register, promoted and called for this city the celebration of the fourth centenary of that first circumnavigation, as it was the starting point and return of that expedition.At the time, that celebration did not take place in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, but in other Spanish cities. Since 2003, a group of people from Sanlúcar have been working on getting this time which was not possible then, and now, with more preparation and support, that will be possible. There are a large number of historical studies which prove that the expedition left and ended in Sanlúcar de Barrameda. It was the departure and arrival port of the voyages of exploration, discovery and colonization the Spanish had made by sea since the discovery of the Americas and therefore it was called "the door of America"...
In September 2004 this group started working in the draft of this V centenary celebration, presented it to the City Hall and began to draw up a roadmap. In June 2007, with the support from the City Hall and the Círculo de Artesanos the project Sanlúcar 2019–2022 is presented. Between 2008 and 2010 the first acts to claim this event are held.
In 2010, Fundaciónn Eduardo Domínguez Lobato and Círculo de Artesanos, in collaboration with the City Council and the promoters of the idea, grant the first Circumnavigation to Culture and History Awards, being first winners the cities of Sabrosa
Sabrosa
Sabrosa is a municipality in the district of Vila Real in northern Portugal. The municipality is composed of 15 parishes and has a total area of 156.92 km² and a population of 6,835 inhabitants .-History:Although the municipality was established on 6 November 1836, the history of the region...
(birthplace of Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer. He was born in Sabrosa, in northern Portugal, and served King Charles I of Spain in search of a westward route to the "Spice Islands" ....
in Portugal), Guetaria (birthplace of Juan Sebastian Elcano
Juan Sebastián Elcano
Juan Sebastián Elcano was a Basque Spanish explorer who completed the first circumnavigation of the world. As Ferdinand Magellan's second in command, Elcano took over after Magellan's death in the Philippines.-Early life:Elcano was born to Domingo Sebastián Elcano I and Catalina del Puerto...
) and Sanlúcar de Barrameda itself (start and end of the expedition trip). Prizes will be awarded on an annual basis to countries, cities and people who had such a significant relationship with that epic.
Organization and acts
Some of the acts already performed or planned to develop this initiative are:- Cultural Weeks on the Circumnavigation, held since 2008.
- Conferences, concerts and exhibitions.
- Presentation of the logo for this 5th centenary of the first Earth circumnavigation.
- Signing of the cooperation on agreement between the municipalities of Sabrosa, GetariaGetariaGetaria may refer to:* Getaria , a town located in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa* Getaria , a small village in the Basque province of Labourd...
and Sanlúcar de Barrameda for a common celebration of this event. - First Circumnavigation Award Ceremony Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Sebastian Elcano to Culture and History, awarded the cities of Sabrosa, Guetaria and Sanlucar de Barrameda.
- Development of the Charter of Sanlúcar 2019–2022.
These events are organized by the municipality of Sanlucar de Barrameda and various civil institutions such as the Gate of America Foundation (Fundación Puerta de América), Circulo de Artesanos and Eduardo Dominguez Lobato Foundation.