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The mayor of Cartagena, Pilar Barreiro Alvarez, will be the first woman who touts the Easter processions.
His appointment was announced tonight by the elder brothers of the four brotherhoods: mako, California, Cristo del Socorro and risen, in an act that has occurred as is traditional in the City Hall.
The other honorary appointment granted by the Board of guilds, the Mayor of Nazareth, has been awarded this year Balibrea Margarita Aguayo, wife of the late elder brother 18 years ago of the Risen One, Angel Lorente Gallurt.
Tomás Martínez Pagán, executive vice president of the Board, has been commissioned to inform the media these appointments and highlighted the merits of both Margarita Pilar Barreiro as Balibrea, who for years have demonstrated their deep love and feeling to Easter.
Pagan Martinez said the will of the Board of guilds to break the trend and make a woman, representing all Cartagena, proclaimed for the first time the processions.
Mako's older brother, Jose Miguel Mendez added that with this appointment we have tried to correspond in some way to support that in his fourteen years in office has always Pilar Barreiro processions.
For its part, the mayor has been very surprised and grateful for his appointment and has been advanced that this is a great responsibility to try to live up to its predecessors.
In his opening address will attempt to bring the vision of someone who sees the procession from the other side, pending the sky in case it rains and the responsibility for managing a team of people so that everyone in town is able and parades take place without setbacks.
The Easter proclamation of Cartagena and the appointment of Mayor Nazarene has taken place for about forty years.
The event takes place on Good Friday, coinciding with the main day of the city, the feast of the patron.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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