The prestigious Hispanist defended yesterday in Los Alcázares the importance of not being forgotten
«Murcia is a country that I have visited a lot, where I feel very comfortable, eating its delicious vegetables and talking to its people, which is why the state of the Mar Menor worries me even more, what one of the natural wonders , not only from Spain, but from the world». These are the words of the Irish Hispanist, the nationalized Spaniard, Ian Gibson, to whom in large part owes the restoration to the new generations of Spaniards of the figure of the poet Federico García Lorca, key in his life and professional career.
Gibson, who conducted a live interview with journalist and cultural promoter Lola Gracia in the plenary hall of Los Alcázares, spoke, among other things, about the open wounds of the civil war and emphasized the importance of preserving historical memory as an act of citizenship. needed to educate future generations.
Gibson also referred to his latest book, “Towards the Iberian Federal Republic.” Following in the footsteps of liberals like Fernando Pessoa or the Catalans Joan Maragall and Ignasi Ribera i Rovira, the Hispanist advocates that one day a thriving Federal Republic of Iberia can become a reality.
A follower of Spanish culture, starting with his fascination with Miguel de Cervantes’ ‘Don Quixote’, he has spent many hours of his existence researching the lives and artistic careers of great figures such as Antonio Machado, Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel.
Source: La Verdad
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