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The Mayor thanks the support of the Plenary before a possible purchase of the Bullring of Sutullena: "Lorca can not resign itself to lose this historic property" (28/07/2017)

Fulgencio Gil is committed to recovering it as a multipurpose complex, with its doors permanently open, hosting children's games in the sand and providing it with hospitality, museum, cultural and service offices for citizens.

The Mayor of Lorca, Fulgencio Gil, has reported that the Plenary of the City Council has taken notice of the offer made by the property of the building that houses the Bullring of the city for it to be purchased by the Municipal Consistory.

This is a proposal presented to the City Council for this administration to analyze the possibility of acquiring it.

The First Edil has indicated that the Town Hall Plenary has contemplated a motion on the matter presented by the Mayor's Office with the aim of advancing in the procedures aimed at the possible acquisition of the property in question.

We are talking about an emblematic building, linked to the social life of Lorca and in which we have enjoyed unforgettable moments thanks to the musical performances, sports exhibitions, equestrian events, even political rallies that has hosted.

The Plaza de Sutullena is witness of the social life of Lorca, and is a building that despite not being of the Lorca, we have considered ours.

In fact, this City Council, under the municipalities of José Antonio Gallego, Miguel Navarro and Francisco Jódar, has carried out efforts in this regard, which we now have the opportunity to materialize definitively.

Fulgencio Gil has ensured that Lorca can not resign himself to losing Plaza de Sutullena.

Due to the severe damage caused by the earthquakes of 2011 in the structure of this building, the construction requires a major rehabilitation, which, if acquired, we want to be financed through the funds of the Master Plan for the Recovery of Patrimonio, with an endowment close to one million euros.

The Mayor has anticipated that if it is decided to buy the Plaza, it will be destined to multipurpose sewage, with the objective of housing facilities for citizen's attention and service, as well as hotel and museum use.

The objective is to keep its doors open throughout the year, even proposing to host children's games inside to give the property a strong social and family profile.

Fulgencio Gil thanked the PSOE and Citizens for their support, indicating that the project to be developed at the time will have the contributions of political parties, neighborhood groups and social agents to make it the Plaza de Todos.

It has encouraged IU to reconsider its current refusal and to join a positive project for Lorca.

In the last two years, ownership of the property has shown a significant interest in selling the square to the City of Lorca, having made different offers, some even in writing, which have deserved the attention of the Mayor, paying particular attention to the characteristics and potentialities As a polyvalent enclosure and its historical value as a monumental element of our City, with great affection among many Lorca, and never forgetting its importance also in the History of Bullfighting

The Mayor has indicated that before these facts it is advisable to transfer to the Municipal Plenary the efforts that have been developed since years ago to collect the criteria of all municipal groups before a hypothetical acquisition.

This is an issue that, because of its importance and importance, should have the maximum support of the different political groups represented in the Local Corporation.

Fulgencio Gil has anticipated that from this City Hall it is considered that the legal and economic feasibility of the operation must be concretized, gathering the corresponding reports on the matter.

The offer of sale of the property of the square is around 1.3 million, although it has clarified that the Consistory will make a counter offer to lower this figure.

Historical review of a centennial event.

The steps for the construction of the current Plaza de Toros de Lorca began at the end of 1891 on plans of the architect Justo Millán and its inauguration took place on June 29, 1892, with livestock of the Duke of Veragua who fought the right-handed Rafael Molina "Lagartijo ", Antonio Reverte and Rafael Guerra" Guerrita ".

The restoration works of the cosmos were carried out, with the own peculiarities of the postwar, between 1941 and 1945, year in which it returned to work with an inaugural corrida celebrated the 2 of September.

He directed the restoration works as architect Daniel Carbonell, as a surveyor José Vallejo and the company in charge of the reconstruction was Mato Alberola.

Virtually all the interior work had to be redone or refurbished, completely renovating the grandstand and accesses and losing in that reform the upper balcony.

The roof of the upper tier that exists today was built on two sides, also pouring into the interior of the square.

After its re-inauguration, the Plaza de Toros has continued to fulfill its role as bullfighting, adding to it the ideal place to hold many other shows such as cinema, musical performances, great concerts, horse rides, Sports events of all kinds, trade fairs, reception of authorities and personalities, and celebration of multitudinous events in general that have turned it into a multipurpose and multipurpose venue, providing important services to the Municipality, alive and present in the memory of many Lorca.

The earthquakes of 2011 returned to place the Bullring in a state similar to the one that presented / displayed after the end of the civil war.

Some emergency actions were then undertaken to avoid damages to the public road and the collapse of some parts of the building, waiting for some necessary recovery and improvement works.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca

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