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Antonio Botia dedicated his latest book to the more hidden and fascinating history of the city of Murcia (17/10/2011)

Mayor House presented a work entitled 'Murcia.

Secrets and Legends', an amazing journey through the events, anecdotes and curiosities unknown Murcia.

The volume contains hundreds of articles on aspects most amazing historic city.

The Mayor of Murcia, Miguel Angel House, this morning the last book by journalist and writer Antonio Botia, a complete tour of the history of some of the facts, unknown legends and curiosities of the city of Murcia.

The new work, entitled Murcia.

Secrets and Legends presents a stunning tableau of chapters offer the reader a passionate proposed by those chapters of history most secret and hidden Murcia.

The event was chaired by the Director of Truth, Alberto Aguirre de Carcer, and the official chronicler of the Region of Murcia, Antonio Pérez Crespo.

The event, together with various representatives of the world of culture and literature, attended by the aldermen of the City of Murcia, Javier Iniesta, Adela Martinez-Cacho, Maria Dolores Sanchez, Joaquin Moya-Angel and Christopher Smith, and representatives of the Huertas Peñas Federation, the Federation of Moros y Cristianos, the Sardine Association, the Knights of the Fuensanta and various guilds of the city.

The history of the skeleton 'smiling' of the Cathedral in Murcia theft Hemingway the writer, the disappearance of the Cross of Caravaca, burying Salzillo, the last execution by garrote in Spain, the strange end of the world Window or apparitions, miracles and rituals that have marked the evolution of the city are some of the proposals in this new book, now available in major bookstores.

He explained that the book provides an unprecedented and secret Murcia, his short story, people, stories and surprises, its pulse and its corners.

This is an exciting journey on the most unusual of a legendary city.

Mayor House, meanwhile, stressed that this work "will soon become a reference for those we care about the future of the city and its people, as it provides many details that, in some cases, have remained hidden so far ".

The Mayor also added that "the love of this land, and profound knowledge of the same author are qualities and characteristics that illuminate this book, which unravel secrets and legends of an ancient and historic city."

The director of Truth, has described the work as "a fascinating journey into the past of a city full of individual and collective stories that are rescued from oblivion, usually along the lines of rabid now."

Aguirre de Carcer also pointed out that weaves their stories Antonio Botia "drawing a triangle of historical accuracy, the ability to surprise the reader and write with a pulse that invites reading."

Pérez Crespo explained that Botia "is credited as a student of the history of Murcia, which should not leave because it has managed to keep these publications for several years, which is a guarantee of just enjoying fame and wide readership."

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia

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