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This Wednesday, June 14, the model of the illustrated Cartagena, from the XVIII century, is officially presented and can be visited and seen in the Military History Museum of Cartagena, located in the Artillery Park.

The event, which will take place at 19:30 hours, will feature the presence of the mayor of Cartagena, José López, and the councilman of the Area of ​​Archaeological Heritage, Ricardo Segado.

The scale model was made on a scale of 1: 700 based on a map of Juan José Ordovás from the 18th century.

This is a work of the members of the Association of Friends of the Military Museum of Cartagena, as the retired engineers of Bazán, José Palencia, Juan Luis Torras, José Luis García and José Antonio Pino;

Retired art teacher Juan Gris;

And the professor of retired history, Jose Antonio de las Heras Millán.

Previously, at 13.00 hours, the mayor and the councilor of Archaeological Heritage have received the authors of the model in the Palace Hall, which the first mayor of Cartagena has thanked the work they have given to the Cartagena.

Thanks to this meticulous research, highlighted Jose Lopez, you can know "each of the buildings and each of the streets, the size they had, even who lived in the houses themselves."

The mayor has described this work group as "absolutely multidisciplinary", in which "some do the model, others paint and others investigate" and, he has said, possibly continue another study that will take a year or two to go to the light.

For his part, José Antonio de las Heras has conveyed the gratitude of the six members of the team for the support and help they have received since the Consistory Cartagena in the dissemination of the model they have done.

The information they required during the two and a half years of work to build the model was published in a book that was recently presented Military History Museum.

The objective of this work, explained the retired professor of History, is that the history of Cartagena in the eighteenth century, is known, disseminated and valued.

They have worked in the Military Museum for a little more than two years, from Monday to Friday, requiring information and plans from the Simancas Archive, the Naval de Madrid, the Naval Museum and the Army Museum of Valencia, in order to " That we were doing out exactly like what there was. "

The presentation of the model, which will take place at 19.30 hours, is included in the acts of the Year of the Enlightenment.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena