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The Mayor of Totana, José Martínez Andreo, and the Minister of Enterprise and Innovation, Salvador Marin, among other regional and local authorities, inaugurated the Moorish oven rehabilitation during the course of the tenth anniversary ceremony of Technology Center for Crafts Murcia (CTA) located in Totana.
As explained Martínez Andreo, Moorish oven rehabilitation is part of the Tourism Promotion Plan Espuña, conducted by the Commonwealth Tourism Services Espuña where municipalities are composed of Totana, Pliego, Alhama, Mula and Aledo, with an investment exceeding the amount of 46,905 Euro '76, with the aim of becoming another claim of interest linked to the crafts sector.
The mayor has announced that this rehabilitation will be the start point of the plan to revitalize the area Ollerías where is the CTA site in which the remains of the pottery from Totana and that along with the bow , "combines a great heritage for tourism enhancement and promotion of traditional pottery totanera."
The Mayor of Totana, as the highest representative of the Town Council, thanked the work of the Craft Center during his ten year career, during which major projects have been developed among which the 14's R + D + I, three are related to new technologies.
During the ceremony, the director of the Center, María José Díaz, has awarded 19 honorable mentions awarded in recognition of the work of entrepreneurs and government agencies, including the city of Totana, who have participated in its board of directors of the Association the CTA.
For his part, Minister of Universities, Business and Innovation has appreciated the contribution that the Consistory totanero has made the rehabilitation of the Moorish oven "that represents the past, present and future."
It has also indicated that it is a great satisfaction to the members of the technology center and for artisans who have found it a place where they provided support and assistance to advance, innovate, investigate and become more competitive. "
The counselor encouraged the artisans to realize business to compete in national and international markets to invest in innovation and technology research.
In this sense, as explained Marin and the mayor totanero, the CTA is a reference center for crafts, not only in Spain but at the point, "it has extended its model through different partnerships."
Trajectory and history of Moorish oven
Potter's oven refurbished, it was revealed its existence and condition thanks to the archaeological work conducted in 1996 by the Directorate General of Culture of the Autonomous Region of Murcia, "Archaeology in Action Avenida de la Rambla of Paseo de Santa Ollerías "directed by Professor José Sánchez Pravia.
The Moorish oven is perpendicular to the Rambla de la Santa, as it passes through the village center, where there is a slightly raised platform about 45 inches, which marks the public entrance to the historic building, whose surface is covered by a "board ceramic "in the manner of a mosaic of parts drawn in different formats.
Project implementation has been made in tribute to this ancient craft of craft, which is a distinctive cultural identity for residents of Totana, where the quintessential traditional craft is pottery and ceramics, this being a reflection of the name some of the streets such as Ollerías and Tinajerías and the presence of Arab furnaces listed by Heritage and Cultural Interest.
Known pottery has its origins in medieval times.
The tradition is ancient and handed down from father to son through many generations, some of which date back to the eighteenth century, as recorded in the files.
In addition, there is evidence of the prehistoric pottery and some of them more than 2,600 years ago.
This is confirmed by the town of cones, Iberian settlement, which based its economy on agriculture, livestock and crafts such as blacksmiths, millers, weavers and potters, an activity mainly located in the neighborhood of the Ollerías.
See story:
http://www.murcia.com/totana/fotos/2009/x-aniversario-centro-tecnologico-artesania/
Source: Ayuntamiento de Totana. Foto: Murcia.com
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