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The work has been funded in full by the Institute of Cultural Heritage of Spain (IPCE), and have focused on ensuring the safety of all, taking advantage also to cover damage to the property had before the earthquake.

The Councillor for Culture of the City of Lorca, Sandra Martinez, visited this morning reclamation works being developed at the Shrine Patronal de la Virgen de las Huertas.

The mayor explained that so far has invested an amount of 500,000 euros, which has allowed the more substantial work, focusing on the consolidation and stabilization of the Sanctuary, is now completed.

This is an amount that has been paid in full by the Institute of Cultural Heritage of Spain (EICP) and coming to ensure the safety of the building, which had been severely affected by the earthquakes of 2011.

Damage seriously affected the stability of the bell tower and the walls of the building, columns, dome, interior partitions, and other ornamental elements suffered landslides and cracks of various kinds.

The mayor of Culture said that "we now have a sanctuary that offers security, since we have taken advantage of the execution of the works to fill the gap that existed in this building before the earthquakes that were recorded and were compounded by them. Going into details, we note that already achieved finally installing the top of the bell tower, a historical claim both the City Council and neighbors, which has been covered by these works. recovery the bell tower is a symbol, since we are talking to bust one of the most characteristic sounds of the Virgen de las Huertas, such as the ringing of their bells. Upon completion of these tasks, the work will be focused in the rehabilitation and recovery of ornaments and other decorations, some of which were severely damaged by the impact of construction elements and coating the roof of the church. "

Sandra Martinez has predicted that "the tasks in the Sanctuary are not going to stop now, but, as we predicted at the time, will continue with the implementation of a second phase for which funding already have a firm commitment IPCE such and as agreed at the workshop that we held in Madrid on January 17. This good news evidence the great work that is being implemented by the various administrations and institutions involved in the recovery of our heritage, primarily represented in the different constructions of civil and religious treasures our city. "

The City Council wants the findings are visitable underground

Sandra Martinez said that the City is working on the possibility of visited the remains found in the basement of the Sanctuary, a project that presents some difficulties that have to be properly analyzed to allow realize the best possible solution.

The remains found open new perspectives for research and dissemination of this important element of archaeological Lorca.

Doing a bit of history we can remember that the qualities of the area made it selected in the tenth century to build a palace or Almunia, between two of the main canals that irrigate the garden next to the city.

Architectural remains documented this remarkable building are configured by a stone wall and rope stuck to blight, typical of the architecture of Cordoba.

This wall over 3.5 meters high preserved, would have at least four bays, which can be seen in the form of three: the farthest east is noted, one of the core is lobed and the other is pointed horseshoe, the latter two residues present on the lower surface of stucco painted with alternating red and white bands, which resemble the decorations of the Mosque of Cordoba and the palace of Medina Azahara.

This may give archery access to one of the rooms of the palace.

Currently there can be more specific data on the Andalusian palace, as this area was altered and removed in successive reuses, introducing the wall under one of the chapels of the present church.

Sandra Martinez has indicated that the information extracted from research conducted in the archaeological excavations at the Sanctuary of Our Lady the Real de las Huertas (2000, 2003 and 2012), has allowed better known history of this place and successive occupations were superimposed in this area of ​​the garden of Lorca, since at least Roman times.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca