The Fundación Tres Culturas del Mediterráneo and the Fundación Machado will develop a programme of activities centred on the figure of Alfonso X 'The Wise' to coincide with the 8th centenary of his birth.
This is a joint initiative of both institutions to examine this legacy from different perspectives (from historical to artistic, from heritage to legal and even the customs of his time that have survived to the present day), taking into account the enormous importance of the monarch.
Issues such as these will be analysed in much greater detail in a series of conferences that will begin on Thursday 3 March (19:00) at the Tres Culturas headquarters with the talk 'The Mudejar, archetype of Spain', to be given by the president of the Machado Foundation and scientific coordinator of this initiative, Antonio Zoido.
The series will hold a monthly session until June and will resume after the summer break with three more conferences, from September to November, which will deal with such interesting subjects as the birth of Hispanic lyric poetry, the European roots and branches of Alfonso X and the genesis of popular arts.
First conference:
Thursday 3 March, 7 p.m. `.The Mudejar, archetype of Spain'.by Antonio Zoidohistorian and president of the Machado Foundation.
Free admission upon registration at THIS LINK
About Antonio Zoido, president of the Machado Foundation and scientific coordinator of the series.
Monesterio (Badajoz, 1944). He holds a degree in Philosophy from the Gregorian University in Rome and the Complutense University in Madrid. Between 1983 and 1996 he directed the Biblioteca de la Cultura Andaluza and, subsequently, various cultural programmes related to the 1992 commemorations. From 2017 to 2020 he directed the Flamenco Biennial of Seville. Member of the Board of Trustees of the FACUA Foundation. Founding member of the Machado Foundation, he currently holds the position of President.
His publications include: Ni Oriente ni Occidente. Journey to the Centre of Andalusian Culture. 1998. La Prisión general de los Gitanos y los orígenes de lo flamenco. 1999. Twelve Theories for Seville 2000. The Sons of Plato. On saints and brotherhoods in Andalusia and Morocco 2001. El dorado zumo de la pena. Venturas y desventuras de la copla andaluza (The Golden Juice of Sorrow). 2002. The Poor of Zeus. 2003. City of a week 2004
He has been a contributor to Diario 16, El País, El Correo de Andalucía, Diario de Sevilla, Onda Cero and Cadena SER.
This activity is subsidised by the Junta de Andalucía, within the framework of the subsidy granted by the Consejería de la Presidencia, Administración Pública e Interior..
