Events will run from 9 to 16 November, including school visits, talks, book presentations and tributes in Puerto del Rosario, Tiscamanita, Gran Tarajal and La Oliva
The Cabildo de Fuerteventura, through its Culture Department, is organising a new edition of the Manuel Velázquez Cabrera Memorial, which this year reaches its 33rd staging with a programme of activities designed to recall and honour the figure and legacy of this leading figure in majorero and Canarian history.
The programme will run from 9 to 16 November and includes meetings with students from various schools on the island, talks, book presentations and official ceremonies in La Oliva, Gran Tarajal, Puerto del Rosario and Tiscamanita.
The activities began on Monday 9 November with a meeting between historian Néstor Hormiga and students from IES La Oliva at 9.15am. In the afternoon, at 6.30pm, a talk and discussion took place at the Raíz del Pueblo space, also in La Oliva, on the 3rd centenary of the founding of Montevideo (1726-2026) and the contribution of Canarian migration, led by Néstor Hormiga.
On Tuesday 10, at 11.00am, Néstor Hormiga will hold a meeting with students from IES Gran Tarajal. The programme continues on Wednesday 11, at 11.00am, with a further educational session at IES San Diego de Alcalá. That same day, at 7.00pm, the Archivo Histórico Insular will host an event including an online link-up with Professor Isabel Barreto Messano and the presentation of the book ‘Vida cotidiana de los canarios fundadores de Montevideo’, led by Néstor Hormiga.
Monday 16 November will bring together the Memorial’s main official events. At 1.00pm, Calle Primero de Mayo in Puerto del Rosario will host the Cabildo de Fuerteventura’s official tribute to Manuel Velázquez Cabrera.
In the afternoon, at 7.00pm, the Centro Cultural de Tiscamanita will host an event covering Manuel Velázquez Cabrera’s journeys to Uruguay, led by Felipe Bermúdez; the presentation of the novel ‘Patricio Anís’, by Marcos Hormiga; and a further talk by Néstor Hormiga on the 3rd centenary of the founding of Montevideo and the contribution of Canarian migration.
The day will conclude at 8.30pm with the official tribute to Manuel Velázquez Cabrera in the square bearing his name in Tiscamanita, the honouree’s birthplace. The event will close with a musical performance by Raíces.
Through this programme, the Cabildo keeps alive the memory of Manuel Velázquez Cabrera, bringing his life and his contribution to the history of Fuerteventura closer to new generations, while also deepening the historical ties between the Canary Islands and the Americas. The programme of events is supported by Tuineje Town Council, the ‘El Tabaibe’ Residents’ Association, and the Fundación Canaria Manuel Velázquez Cabrera.
