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A book and a bust Martinez Tornel will honor the centenary of his death (11/05/2016)

Ballesta: "Today the Murcian society pays the recognition it deserves the figure of Martinez Tornel" |

Murcia pays tribute to one of its more illustrious neighbors.

The mayor, José Ballesta, this morning, the day on which the first centenary of the death of Jose Martinez Tornel, the book and the bust voceto will remember his figure is met.

Martinez Tornel bust, which today has presented his sketch has been created by the young sculptor Juan Jose Quiros cartagenero.

The piece, realistic cut, will be produced in bronze and installed later this month at the Glorieta of Spain, facing the square that bears the name of the protagonist of the book.

For its part, the book, entitled 'Martinez Tornel the great chronicler of Murcia and his garden', was written by journalist and official chronicler of Murcia, Pedro Soler, after nearly two years of research in the Municipal Archives, and in it the trajectory of which was a lawyer, archivist, writer, chronicler of Murcia and founder of the newspaper Diario de Murcia is highlighted.

In the book edition and the realization of the monument, next to City Hall have collaborated Cajamurcia Foundation, the Chamber of Commerce and the Association of Journalists.

The mayor, José Ballesta, stressed that "today, with the presentation of this publication and this bust, we recovered an illustrious murciano that although already has a central square with its name, it is true that perhaps has not been given the recognition it deserves. "

"Martinez Tornel has been a distinguished and full character murcianía that has had an interesting and admirable work for almost five decades in which worked for the development and benefit of our city and it is right that today, on the centenary of his death, will offer this tribute, "he pointed Ballesta.

The mayor has finished saying "Martinez Tornel was one of the great characters from the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century, most made by this city and most worked for greatness through his journalistic work."

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia

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