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The legacy of Cartagena, which includes some five thousand works, will pass to the City when the widow dies |
The library historian cartagenero Jover Zamora, composed of about five thousand works, will pass to the City after the offer by his family in this collection.
This Friday the Local Government approved this assignment and studied the clauses of the agreement.
The only condition is that the City will inherit this private collection of historian once deceased's widow Zamora explained this morning the Councillor for Culture, Rosario Montero, who added that after the transfer the file may be used for the investigation of other specialists wish to see the work of Cartagena.
Among the more than 5,000 works available to their library, highlighting the issues in which he specialized, but also the collection of classic and issues related to women's history.
There are also original of his works.
José María Jover Zamora maintained a close relationship with the Municipal Archives of Cartagena, following its participation as a juror in successive editions of the contest organized by the file history.
After his death in 2006, the municipal archivist visited the family home and was able to meet its magnificent library, finally, the widow of José María Jover, Guadalupe Gómez-Ferrer Morant, with the consent of his children, has decided to transfer her to the City of Cartagena .
Councillor for Culture, recalled the significance of the figure of José María Jover, historians and master one of the great innovators of historiography in our country.
Valencia and Professor at the Complutense University of Madrid, was a specialist in modern and contemporary history, and culture and civilization of Spanish.
He was awarded important prizes and awards, including Favorite Son of Cartagena and the Gold Medal of the Region of Murcia.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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