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This morning the presentation of the book '12 trees' was reprinted and illustrated by the collective CREECT, written by the engineer of mountains Ricardo Codorníu and Stárico, cartagenero and firm defender of the care of the environment and the defense of the forests.
The event was attended by the mayor of Cartagena, José López, the president of CREECT, Santiago del Álamo and the great-great-granddaughter of Codorníu, Laura de la Cierva and the CEO of Ilboc, Eduardo Romero.
The idea of ​​the reprint of this book, as explained by the Alamo, came last year with the celebration of the 170th anniversary of the birth of the engineer, and the discovery that, being a person known internationally for his environmental work, there was no recognition Nor knowledge on the part of the people of cartagena of its figure.
That is why he raised the project of planting a forest with his name and erect a sculpture in his honor so that it is remembered and remembered a person so relevant, whose financing will be obtained from the income obtained by the sale of the book.
The Consistory collaborates in this project "within the objective of putting in value the rich history of our city, as well as the merits of its illustrious personages", and that is why it abandoned this project proposed a year ago by the foundation CREECT having as To do historic justice to "a great forgotten for the city and the region, Ricardo Codorníu, known in the whole world as the 'Apostle of the Tree'" explained López.
The work contains 12 fables that have as protagonists the trees and nature, written for 12 of their grandchildren, although it came to have 22. Each of the stories contains illustrations of 15 artists of different styles (Kraser, Dani Acuña, Juan Álvarez And Jorge G., Fernando Dagnino, PD Pérez Casanova, Jose Manuel Puebla, Eme, Sonia MS, Cepe, Pablo Manuel MR, Víctor Biticol, Piedad Martínez Torres, Mai Sabater, Enrique Navarro Carretero, Laura Molina) Which can be obtained through the crowfunding campaign launched by the association or buying some of the 1,500 copies that will go on sale in this first edition.
In the event, the project of the sculpture that will be dedicated to Ricardo Codorníu has also been presented. The president of CREECT has explained that it is an allegory of the idea that the human being should adapt to nature and not In reverse, and in it you can see the figure of Codorníu that arises from a tree trunk, adapting to the shape of it.
RICARDO CODORNÃU, THE 'APOSTLE OF THE TREE
Ricardo Codorníu and Stárico (Cartagena, 1846 - Murcia, 1923) He was a Spanish engineer of centuries XIX and XX.
Among his most outstanding works can be mentioned the complete reforestation of Sierra Espuña, work that began in 1889, as well as the restoration of the pinnacle of Guardamar del Segura, a work that was carried out as a method to contain the unstoppable advance of the dunes that threatened the town.
For his dedication to the environment and his defense of the forests was baptized as the Apostle of the tree.
His thinking can be framed within the regenerationist movement that spread in late nineteenth-century Spain.
He was also an outstanding esperantista, founding in 1902 the Spanish Society of Esperanto.
He was also the maternal grandfather of another important engineer, Juan de la Cierva, inventor of the autogyro.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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