Caracas, June 1965. The city was boiled under the humid heat of the tropics, Throughout the oil boomwith the vibrant asphalt and the rise of the kosmopolitan population and with an island ambassador in Venezuela. Matías Vega. But by the afternoon of the end of the month, at UCV Olympic Stadium, the wind was uploaded by Another type of energy: That’s the feelings of thousands of switch -moving peopleThe ‘Canaries of the Diaspora’ waiting to see their team at the first time, the Las Palmas Sports Union.
Nostalgia and pride. The The yellow expedition crossed the Atlantic aboard a DC-8 of IberiaDirectly from Gando to San Juan de Puerto Rico and then to Maiquetía. What they are waiting for is not a friendly: the Grancanario team is invited to participate in the Caracas contest, PRELUDE in the work -Create ‘Small World Cup’. The poster includes prestigious clubs such as Ac Milan, Italian runner -up with a note that includes the 1963 European Cup. A confrontation with Santos from Brazil was also planned, then the Pelé court, though Aurinegros finally did not hold that meeting.
And yet the The party played on June 27, 1965 was forever recorded in Canarian football history. Not only for rival – a Milan struck by stars like Altafini, Turnaponi, Amarhard or Cesare Maldini – but for what he represents: A Law of Collective Statement of Canarian Emigration in VenezuelaA community that has lived between uprising and memory.
Before the initial beep, UD Las Palmas players jumped to the land carrying the flags of Venezuela and Spain, in a diplomatic gesture but full of emotion. In the stands, a large banner waved: ‘Venezuela: The residents of Canaries, in Las Palmas’. The stadium is vibrating on an ovation that is not only sports, but culture, almost liturgical.
The party has a soul. Yellow is advanced with a goal from Gilberto, though Milan more physical, more tanned-ended imposing 3-1with goals from Alttofini, Gallardo and Fortunato. With disputes, expulsions, and a Controversial Arbitration of Paraguayo Cabrera that is clearly harmful to the island team. But that’s not the story of the story: UD Las Palmas doesn’t like -like a European power, and made it Youth, claw and an image surprised at the local press.
In the following days, the team was tied to Deportivo Italia (powered by Milan players) and discarded Modesto Canarias. All this without two stars of it, Germán and Guedes, concentrated on the Spanish military team.
Touring is a sporting success, emotional and diplomatic success. The link between football and canarian emigration combined, the club and the club contributed to the international project He showed that football could be a bridge between the continentsbetween shared and future past.
Soccer and moving. In the 60s, Venezuela was a destination of thousands of canaries that escaped hunger, unemployment or lack of chances on the islands. Caracas is, for many, the new hope. She is Soccer worked like an emotional anchor: Seeing UD Las Palmas in person is, for many to meet his childhood, with his neighborhood, along with his island.
In this sense, the 1965 tour was not just a sporting trip: it was A community law in culture, a form of emotional resistance to raisingAnd it is a symbol that the history of the Canary Islands is also played on its beaches and volcanoes.
Source: La Verdad
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