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<\/p>\n
The Cabildo de Fuerteventura, through its Culture Department, is organising a new edition of the Manuel Vel\u00e1zquez 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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The activities began on Monday 9 November with a meeting between historian N\u00e9stor Hormiga and students from IES La Oliva at 9.15am. In the afternoon, at 6.30pm, a talk and discussion took place at the Ra\u00edz 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 N\u00e9stor Hormiga.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday 10, at 11.00am, N\u00e9stor 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 Alcal\u00e1. That same day, at 7.00pm, the Archivo Hist\u00f3rico 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 N\u00e9stor Hormiga.<\/p>\n
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 Vel\u00e1zquez Cabrera.<\/p>\n
In the afternoon, at 7.00pm, the Centro Cultural de Tiscamanita will host an event covering Manuel Vel\u00e1zquez Cabrera’s journeys to Uruguay, led by Felipe Berm\u00fadez; the presentation of the novel ‘Patricio An\u00eds’, by Marcos Hormiga; and a further talk by N\u00e9stor Hormiga on the 3rd centenary of the founding of Montevideo and the contribution of Canarian migration.<\/p>\n
The day will conclude at 8.30pm with the official tribute to Manuel Vel\u00e1zquez Cabrera in the square bearing his name in Tiscamanita, the honouree’s birthplace. The event will close with a musical performance by Ra\u00edces.<\/p>\n
Through this programme, the Cabildo keeps alive the memory of Manuel Vel\u00e1zquez 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 Fundaci\u00f3n Canaria Manuel Vel\u00e1zquez Cabrera.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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