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The Archaeological Museum recalls the figure of his former director Pedro San Martin (05/02/2014)

The press pass will be tomorrow at 10.30 am |

The Municipal Archaeological Museum Enrique Escudero de Castro of Cartagena hosts the exhibition Homenaje a Pedro San Martín Moro, former director for a time coinciding with the first anniversary of his death. On Thursday, February 6, the ball will be held press to explain to the media the details of the sample.

It will be at 10.30 hours.

The event was attended by the mayor of Culture, Rosario Montero, the director of the Museum, Maria Comas, Dean COAMU-president, Antonio García Herrero, and vocal 1 of the Board of Governors of COAMU, Alfonso Castile Agà ¼ era.

The exhibition will be open until March 12, is a consolidation of the family legacy of architect Pedro San Martin won late last year to the General Archives.

The former director of the Archaeological is known for its extensive work in the defense and recovery of the architectural and archaeological heritage of the region.

His legacy consists of over two hundred boxes containing works projects, archaeological reports, photographs and original plans of tens of interventions.

An example of its significance is that it was responsible for the discovery of important remains of Roman theater as well as much of the archaeological excavations as the Byzantine walls, the windlass, the Roman amphitheater and the necropolis of San Antón .

YOUR CAREER

San Pedro Martín studied architecture at the School of Madrid, where he graduated in 1953 and had studied under Leopoldo Torres Balbás, former curator of the Alhambra and one of the pioneers of modern monumental restoration in Spain.

After passing the exams as an architect of the Ministry of Finance, in early 1954 he scored his first and only destination in Cartagena.

Fate never gave up despite having the opportunity to return to his hometown Valladolid.

Soon he began collaborating with the Department of Fine Arts as assistant architect of the Seventh District Service National Artistic Patrimony, and later with the emerging autonomous region, in different projects of recovery of assets held in the Region as well as the city of Cartagena, where he was curator of the local archaeological excavations and archaeological director of the municipal museum for decades.

In 1997 he received the award for professional work awarded by the College of Architects of Murcia, in recognition of his dedication to research, restoration, conservation and protection of the historical heritage of the region, an organization that has dedicated a recent tribute and exhibition retrospect, it is now displayed in the Municipal Archaeological Museum Enrique Escudero Cartagena.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena

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