Julio from Spain dedicated 25 years of political life In the ranks of the PP, first as a city councilor and deputy, then as president of the Alicante Provincial Council and the Valencian Courts, and in recent years as a senator. quarter century “No problem now,” says the 75-year-old internist.Newly opened in the Alicante neighborhood of San Blas despalik culture association (name combining De España and Alicante) considering public events and the history of the province of Alicante.
The association is located in: a building owned 240 square metersCalle Radiofonista Raúl Álvarez Antón, which De España bought five years ago and previously operated as a supermarket, is at number 2. “I bought it for 100,000 euros, asked for a loan, and now I’m done with the payment,” he details. After years of repairing and moving objects and furniture, Despalic is now registered as a cultural association and accompanies a governing body headed by Despalic. Paco Sirvent accountant, Pepa Llorca secretary and pepe trigueros the vice president and four other members.
“I finished this with the help of many people, but there is still work to be done,” De España says. A central room where events are held, a library and a storage area. He hasn’t finished his inventory of items yet, but he anticipates that he will. “6000+ posts” only in librarythat you order in blocks 21 columns of books each dedicated to colleagues and friends who are now deceased, for example Carlos Mazon (father), former vice president of Diputación Raphael Pastorformer ministers Jose Ramon Garcia Anton and Luisa Pastor or a journalist Tirso Marine, among others. I’m still waiting in the store family books, some from the 19th centuryA large number of furniture and souvenirs of family origin and the result of his political activity shone in the room: a piano and an old player piano “They want 12 thousand euros from me to fix this,” he says. Photos framed by officials and party colleagues; drawings, pictures and drawings; plaques, awards and details, some grouped by themes – sports, Bonfire and Moors and Christians festivals, bullfighting etc. – and the coat of arms of several towns in the province. He explains that he has a documentary fund for consultation with the “relevant audit”.
“This is a legacy for Alicante. “When I’m no longer here or when this association stops working, I want to donate it to the city,” he says. After the opening ceremony attended by Alicante mayor Luis Barcala this afternoon, The first planned event will be a painting exhibition on September 21.to be followed interviews, discussions and book presentations, among other offers. Hours for this venue have yet to be determined, “but the intention is to open almost every day,” he says. Now we have to start it and make it useful, let’s see if we can develop activities on the history and culture of Alicante.recovering the past and looking to the future”.
He acknowledges that as a politician, he is very interested in the present and the future, but very little about the past and history, and from this we can draw the remaining lessons for our grandchildren and great-grandchildren. There are stories of neighborhood associations, professional mayors in towns, entrepreneurs. People who took part in the main departments for the province’s surroundings, came from abroad and worked for Alicante, Emilio Vazquez Novo, Manuel Pelaez, Joaquin Arias, Justo Quesada… He we barely remember them and still have a long way to go to explain who they are and what they do“, next to the local shutters painted by a young graffiti artist, kikoneWith images of Santa Bárbara castle, MARQ and Diputación de Alicante Provincial Palace.