Castellon City Council reissued the book -Things and cases of Castellon

The mayor of Castellon, Alberto Fabra, has presented a facsimile reissue of the works of Juan Antonio Balbas, 'Things and Case Castellon "reflecting" the most important milestones in the history of the capital of La Plana, as well as the city life in late nineteenth century. "

The first mayor, in a statement released by the City Council on Monday, stressed, mmorpg aion, that Juan Antonio Balbas, arrived at Castellon with little more than 20 years and since the first time became involved in cultural, academic, social and politics of capital, a dedication that allowed him to eventually become one of the "rrences" in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

"Reading this entertaining book, which collects the ideas and studies Balbas, we can see how the real needs of our city, the concerns of neighbors of Castellon, are essentially the same. With a rigor rarely equaled , makes a real geographical and human radiograph of life in La Plana, "said the mayor, who has presented this book as part of holiday celebrations in honor of San Cristobal.

It tells the transfer of Castell Vell and the foundation of the city's oldest traditions, festivals, history of the various convents and devotion to the patron of Castellon.

The mayor has said that the work recalls the rights acquired by the irrigators over the centuries and warns of the threat to public health and unhealthy stagnant water, how council budgets were 100 or 200 years ago and the payment tribute to different eras. Fabra also explained that Antonio Balbas episodes recounted in this book capital as the consequences of the War of Independence in Castellon, is "indelible chapters" as the Battle of Puente del Mijares, which is 200 years old this year and "invites us to observe the turbulent nineteenth century and suffered various sieges on the capital, geographic-strategic importance. "

'Things and cases of Castellon' is a work that shows "the vision of one person ahead of its time and dedicated in body and soul to make a bigger city that was also a teacher, councilor and Official Chronicler," said Fabra . This received an admirable simplicity and clarity, with straightforward language and sparing no details.

"Corners and our Marjaleria, the Fadri, the church of La Magdalena, of course, the City Council, are the protagonists of this work" stated the mayor, who added that they are "places that are making history and, perhaps therefore, has great appeal to those who have not yet had the opportunity to discover this book. "

These historical studies were published for the first time in 1884 by Armengot, "another of the key names in the dissemination of our culture," said the first mayor.

For all these reasons, from the city of Castellon, "We want to rescue, to put back into the hands of Castelln and one of the most interesting books on the history of the city of Castellon," he assured Fabra.

Diving into history

The mayor wanted to invite neighbors to all book lovers to immerse themselves in our history and key figures from the construction of Castellon through Balbas words. "

'Things and cases of Castello' tells the stories of pirates, wars for the freedom of a people, ancient traditions, landscapes and the Desert de les Palmes, but also the day to day, "very hard times," the and the inhabitants of this city who described himself as a liberal in the nineteenth century and has always demonstrated its entrepreneurial character, either by designing a network supplying potable water to their neighbors or organizing to dnd against external aggression, explained Fabra .

Balbas born in Alicante in 1843 and died in Castellon in 1903. Study in Madrid Diplomatic School and in 1866 arrived in Castellon and commissioned by the Library of the Institute for Secondary Education. Republican Party member, a deputy mayor came to Kerman as mayor Francisco Gonzalez in 1870.