Diario del Almeria
After months of work the main facade has regained its
splendor and now the feeling of it being a 'ruin' has disappeared
The work has derived from the general conservation
project on the Cortijo del Fraile, in Níjar, have entered its final phase after
many months of work on the grounds, as was verified by the technicians of the
Territorial Delegation of Culture, who have carried out routine inspections at
the location of Bodas de sangre which
was written by Federico García Lorca from Granada.
The Andalusian Government sources have confirmed that the
company Mar Menor Agricultural, owner of the BIC and surrounding land,
"are performing" the work "in compliance with an execution order
of the Delegation, from which they correspond" to the requirements in said
order", so that" in a few weeks they will be finalized".
With a budget of about 47,600 euros, the authorized
intervention contemplates the dismantling of the roof slabs which have totally
or partially collapsed and the sections of interior walls with danger of
collapsing as well as the recomposition of stretches of the collapsed masonry
face of the exterior facades of the whole building.
Likewise, it includes the consolidation of the walls of
facades and interiors by means of fissures, cracks and holes; the sealing of
coronation and replacement of coatings, all with lime mortar; and the treatment
with lime wash.
The intervention as a result of this project would be
completed with the partial performance of lime mortar screeds for rainwater
evacuation, selection, stockpiling and inventory of collapsed and disassembled
materials for subsequent reuse, and land clearing, cleaning of the set and
scaffolding. It is worth remembering that the entity has already carried out
consolidation works in the belfry and in the main façade to stop the
deterioration of the property, practically in a state of ruin, in the winter of
2015. The new works consolidate the external walls of the enclosure but do not
act on those already demolished.
The Cortijo del Fraile, which also encouraged the work of
Carmen de Burgos's Puñal de claveles, submitted in December 2015 to work for
the consolidation of the chapel and the tower of the belfry valued at 140,000
euros, which was a turning point in the recovery of the property in order to
give a cultural use to this Historic Site.
The work of consolidating the chapel, the tower and the
main facade of the building were commissioned by the agricultural company that
owns the property, Agrícola Mar Menor, under the requirement of the Ministry of
Culture in application of the Law of Historical Heritage of Andalusia.
Since its completion, conservationist associations have
called for new works while reviving the debate on the transfer, purchase or
expropriation of the building.
In parallel, 'Friends of the Natural Park of Cabo de
Gata-Níjar' also raised a complaint to the Office of the Andalusian Ombudsman,
still unanswered, before the "political blockade" around the
situation of "total abandonment and deplorable plundering" of the
BIC, in which he asked him to urge the City Council, Provincial Council and
Board to sign a collaboration agreement with financial endowment to ensure its
rehabilitation and enhancement with cultural, civil and tourist use.
With these new works, the Cortijo shows another image.
Without a doubt, the feeling of ruin has disappeared. Remember that a part of
the main façade collapsed a few years ago so that the situation of ruin was
more than obvious. With the new works, the facade regains its splendor. Anyway,
the collapse of the Cortijo has been stopped, but it is clear that for the
future it will be necessary to determine what is to be done with the property
and what purpose it could be given.
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