Spanish and Mexican official chroniclers visit Granada diocesan monuments, Digi Mart USA News (Granada, Spain): The 51st annual congress of the Royal Spanish Association of Official Chroniclers (RAECO) was recently held in Granada, bringing together 80 official chroniclers and their companions from across Spain and from Mexico.
Granada was chosen for this edition because of the fifth centenary of the construction of the cathedral and the stay of Emperor Charles V and Empress Isabella of Portugal in the city. The opening ceremony took place in the Plenary Hall of the Granada City Council and was attended and presided over by Archbishop José María Gil Tamayo.
Also attending were the president of the Spanish chroniclers, Juan Antonio Alonso Resalt, official chronicler of the town of Leganés (Madrid); the president of the Mexican chroniclers, Manuel González Ramírez, official chronicler of the city of Zacatecas; and Antonio Caballero Luna, delegate secretary of Culture of the regional government of Andalusia. A musical moment featuring a performance of “Granada” by Mexican composer Agustín Lara opened the event.
The congress ran over several days, from October 23 to 26. It opened with a lecture titled “The Six Months of Charles V and His Wife Isabella at the Alhambra,” delivered by professor Francisco Sánchez-Montes.
Official medals were awarded to newly elected chroniclers, and recognition was given to official chroniclers from across Spain who had served more than 22 years in RAECO.
Over the weekend, participants toured the city and its artistic and local heritage. They attended the Sunday Mass presided over by the archbishop and visited the ‘Kerygma’ exhibition at the cathedral, which runs until November 27 and marks the first centenary of the Royal Federation of Brotherhoods and Confraternities of Holy Week of the City of Granada.
The chroniclers also visited several villages connected with the life of poet Federico García Lorca, including Víznar, Valderrubio, Alfácar and Fuentevaqueros, marking the 90th anniversary of his death. They toured these locations with historian Miguel Caballero Pérez.
The Association of Official Chroniclers thanked the archbishop, the dean of the Metropolitan Cathedral, Eduardo García López, and Víctor Martín Martínez of the Hospitalary Order of Saint John of God, who arranged visits to the cathedral, the Royal Chapel and the Basilica of Saint John of God in Granada.
