Tuesday 29 March 2011

War of Independence battle to be re-enacted in the castle as part of 18th History and Archaeology Workshops

JIMENA (Press release) This year's annual History and Archaeology Workshops, the 18th, take place from April 6 to 10 next. Given that much of the subject matter this time centres on Spain's War of Independence (called the Peninsular War in British history), as well as the Constitution of that same year (nicknamed La Pepa), one of the features of the edition is the re-enactment of an 1812 battle that is scheduled for Sunday, April 10, starting at 1.30pm. Among various lectures and round tables (see the full programme below), the one by History Professor Pablo Martín Gómez on the Battle of Jimena that took place on September 25, 1811, which sparked the idea for a recreation. The battle will be created and performed by the Asociación Histórico Cultural 'Por la Resistencia', from Algodonales, which has been organizing similar events in the mountain villages for a number of years. The idea is to recreate as closely as possible the battles that occurred at the time, using the uniforms, clothing and armament of the time. This is Jimena's way of being part of the celebrations for the bicentenary of the Constitution of Cádiz of 1812.>The 18th History and Archaeological Workshops will follow their usual format, which has been successful over the years and is a combination of lectures and discussion groups at the Misericordia church below the castle, with field trips and events, many of which are used as education tools at the various schools.

THE FULL PROGRAMME
(Translation if time allows)
 

XVIII Jornadas de Historia y Arqueología de Jimena de la Frontera

Viernes 8 de Abril

19:00 horas
Antigua Iglesia de la Misericordia
Inauguración a cargo de:
  • Pascual L. Collado Saraiva, alcalde de Jimena
  • Juan José Rondón Morales, delegado municipal de Cultura
 
19:15 horas
Conferencia: “Unos hornos romanos en el entorno del río  Guadiaro: resultados de la intervención arqueológica”
Ponente: Raquel Utrera, arqueóloga.

Sábado 9 de Abril

 
11:30 horas
Antigua Iglesia de la Misericordia
Conferencia: “Presentación del proyecto de puesta en valor del Castillo de Jimena de la Frontera”
Ponente: Francisco Reina, arquitecto
 
A continuación,
Visita guiada al Conjunto Arqueológico del Castillo para conocer in situ el proyecto de restauración

Acto en memoria del arqueólogo Hamo Sassoon
 
19:00 horas
Antigua Iglesia de la Misericordia
Conferencia: “Construcción e inicios del ferrocarril Bobadilla Algeciras”
Ponentes: Juan Carlos Pardo, historiador, y José Manuel Sampedro, representante de la Asociación Amigos del Ferrocarril de Algeciras

20.00 horas
Antigua Iglesia de la Misericordia
Conferencia: “La batalla de Jimena de la Frontera. Guerra de la Independencia”
Ponente: Pablo Martín Gómez, profesor de Historia


Domingo 10 de Abril

11:30 horas
Conjunto Arqueológico del Castillo
Recreación en vivo y teatralización de un episodio de la  Guerra de la Independencia 



ACTIVIDADES PARALELAS


Miércoles 6 de Abril

10:00 horas
Visita al Conjunto Arqueológico del Castillo de los alumnos del 6º de Primaria de los colegios del municipio

Jueves 7 de Abril
12:00 horas
CEIP Reina de los Ángeles
Actividad “Que vienen los franceses”

18:00 horas
Casa de la Cultura “Leopoldo de Luis”
Actividad “Un restaurante con mucho cuento”

Viernes 8 de Abril
12:00 horas
Centro Cultural Reina Sofía
Taller “Descubriendo 1812”


Nota: La recreación de la Guerra de la Independencia se celebrará si las condiciones meteorológicas son favorables. El viernes 8 de Abril se confirmará si se lleva a cabo la actividad. Se podrá obtener más información llamando al teléfono 956640254 o accediendo a la web municipal www.jimenadelafrontera.es
 

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hi Prospero,
Looks like one to see!
Does it start (approximately of course) at 1.30pm, or 11.30 AM, as it says in the Spanish programme?