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Opens in La Union a plaza in honor of Manuel Garnish flamenco (05/03/2011)

The Delegate of the Government in the Region of Murcia, Rafael González Tovar, and the mayor of La Union, Francisco Bernabé, today inaugurated the Plaza Manuel Garnish, named in honor of this flamenco Seville and resident of La Union who was a great promoter unionense Flemish culture and one of the drivers of rising Festival del Cante de las Minas.

The designation as a 'Manuel Garnish' in this square in the Mediterranean Avenue Union follows the adoption of a decree to that effect by the Consistory unionense, which for today's opening has benefited from the presence of children Garnish and grandchildren of Manuel and the entire Municipal Corporation and other officials.

Garnish Garnish Manuel was born in Castilleja de la Cuesta (Sevilla) in 1916, although he married Catherine unionense Good and lived from 1939 in the mining town, where not only his family and was formed council of his town hall, but became the great popularizer of flamenco culture of La Union during the 1960 and 1970 thanks to innovative initiatives.

In this county provided its know flamenco tested the nascent Festival del Cante de las Minas in driving it, dump in your organization and taking part in the pioneer edition of 1961 festival-goers, and is also Secretary of the jury between 1962 and 1969.

Starting in 1968, developed Garnish popular flamenco didactic sessions called "Sing a spoon" aimed at youth and amateur, including talks, auditions and performances, an initiative that was awarded the National Teaching and Flemish 'La Estafeta Literaria' described as "an example that should be implemented in all cities in Andalusia."

Paladin del Cante de las Minas at all levels, Manuel Garnish also was promoter and director of the 'Mass Mining ", the first celebration was held at the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary of La Union on December 4, 1970, feast of Santa Barbara, patron saint of mining.

Completely identified with the mining and Flemish city had hosted for nearly forty years, Manuel Garnish died in La Union in 1976.

He himself had repeatedly stated that "The Union was the city that brought the world of flamenco," a claim that over the years became evidence attesting to this illustrious flamenco in Seville, a resident of La Union, as great defender of the Cante de las Minas.

Source: Ayuntamiento de La Unión

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