With the opening of the windows of the institute concluded the commemoration of 400 anniversary of the birth of Archbishop Juan Lozano, who conducted the Department of Culture and the center that bears his name.
Prior to the opening of the set of decorative glass, which have made the students the center of the tower and interior lighting, saw the presentation of the special issue of the journal ARCH and after a conference of the hand of Canon José María Lozano .
The publication, prepared by the Department of Fine Arts of the Institute and in collaboration with the Department of Culture, which collects the comics produced by the students themselves with the Archbishop's life was presented by the member of the Real Academia Alfonso X El Sabio Manuel Gea.
Gaia made a magnificent journey through the 23 pages that make up the magazine and said, "is a document that will remain in history" and the result of a "meritorious activity, some students who are young artists."
On the contents referred to the study conducted by Isidora Navarro of the 'Madonna di Trapani ", or comics whose texts are in English and recreate the figure of' Dracula '.
He also praised the subsequent vignettes which shows the lifestyle of the seventeenth century and the figure of Archbishop Lozano.
The magazine also contains some reliefs gress made by the students of Plastic and photographs for visual poems, in which are interesting reports of drug use or power.
In addition there are pages on end of course work, participating in art posters Young and the proposed "Responsible use of ICTs', referring to the dangers of new technologies.
Presenter is a magazine would be smiling and educational. "
Ended with an allusion to the writer Vargas Llosa, Nobel Prize in Literature last, who said that "the talent needs of long experience, as you and your work."
Then Manuel Gea was also responsible for introducing the speaker the Canon of the Holy Cathedral of Murcia, José María Lozano, who gave a talk on "The Archbishop Lozano and culture."
Gea said the speaker, among other qualities, which is a true messenger of culture "and" serious historians "
At the conference, Canon made a tour of the Archbishop's life, starting at the very moment of his birth and dwelling on family details and why you think that the life of this young man took the path that eventually led him to Italy.
Thus, in the audience in the Jumilla XVII century, offering a multitude of details such as the Archbishop was a son of John and Catherine Lozano, of the noble class, and had three brothers and one sister.
In addition to its familiar aspect, also spoke about training and cultural background, their religious aspect to belong to the 'Augustinian', and their great 'generosity' and love for the beauty of cultural works on the donations made very important to Jumilla and elsewhere.
José María Lozano acknowledged his great love of Jumilla and congratulated the center for activities, believing that you can create new vocations of researchers.
Both Manuel Gea as the Canon José María Lozano received a box in memory and gratitude for their participation in these events.
After the conference, the Councillor for Culture Juana Guardiola took the floor to thank "the close and friendly cooperation between the council and maintained IES named the Archbishop" and congratulated all the activities undertaken.
For his part, Director of IES José Sánchez valued these days, noting that "the goal we set ourselves was to recall the figure of this illustrious Jumillano and its historical period and has achieved this with the speakers we've had and also we proposed to involve students and it has been. "
Sanchez added that "as stated by the speaker, there is nothing better than to involve students in research work to make the best of them."
IES director announced that "there will have to wait another 100 years to commemorate this figure, other activities will make it sooner."
After the ceremony, which took place in the classroom of the CAM, the windows were opened, symbolic act which put an end to the program's 400 th anniversary of the birth of this illustrious Jumillano.
Over several days we have developed a series of conferences organized for that purpose.
Thus the degree in Medieval History Antolí Alfonso spoke of 'The Spanish monarchy in the seventeenth century. "
Then, the official chronicler Antonio Verdú Jumilla gave a talk on 'The Archbishop Lozano: notes for a biography' and then there was a group performance of 'Second Hand' and music students 3, 4 and 1 High School , entitled "Renaissance and Baroque musical themes'.
Has taken place alongside an exhibition entitled "The Archbishop Lozano: their time, space, performed by students of Social Sciences and Institute of Arts.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla