The logo of the celebration, a work by local artist Miguel Bayona, was presented
The Commission that will program the events for the 700th anniversary of Benidorm has been established and is advancing its first actions
Un sello de Correos y un cupón de la ONCE promocionarán la efeméride
The Commission in charge of programming the commemorative events for the 700th anniversary of Benidorm was set up this morning in the plenary hall of the Town Hall; a constitutive session in which some of the first actions that will be developed on the occasion of this event were advanced. The mayor, Toni Pérez, together with the honorary president of the commission, Professor Rafael Alemany, chaired this meeting in which practically all of the more than 30 members of this body, coordinated by professors Pasqual Almiñana and Barbara Alemany, participated.
During the session, the logo for the 700th anniversary was presented, a work by local artist Miguel Bayona, who already designed the image for the centenary of Pere Mª Orts i Bosch and is also responsible for the design of the monolith on Avenida 9 d’Octubre and the badges that are awarded each year on the occasion of the Distinció Cultural ‘Ciutat de Benidorm’. The logo has different variants, which will be used depending on the use that will be given to the image, including one of graphic references to the 1521 copy of the Carta de Poblament granted by Admiral Bernat de Sarrià on May 8, 1325.
The mayor has indicated that this logo will be included this year “in all digital and paper communication” carried out by the City Council. He has also anticipated that a specific space will be enabled on the municipal website for this anniversary, where all the information and activities organized by the Commission will be published.
Toni Pérez has also conveyed that, within the previous work developed by the City Council to promote and give visibility to the 700th anniversary at a national level, contacts have been maintained with Correos and ONCE for the issue of a commemorative stamp and coupon. According to the mayor, the intention is to present both to the public next April, in coordination with both entities.
“It is an important moment for Benidorm and the aim is for everyone to know that we are celebrating, that we are celebrating our 700th anniversary,” said the mayor, who has advocated that the programme to commemorate the founding of the city be extended throughout 2025 to “reach all audiences and make people who visit us at any time of the year part of this anniversary.”
Members of the '700th Anniversary Commission'
The creation of the ‘Comissió del 700 anniversary’ was unanimously approved in the plenary session of 27 January with “the intention of promoting activities and events to celebrate this anniversary and involve civil society in it”. Its main function is to “propose and organise as many initiatives as are considered appropriate to spread this commemoration”.
The Commission established today is set up of representatives of Benidorm civil society and its presidency falls to Mayor Toni Pérez. The honorary president is the doctor in Hispanic Philology and professor of Catalan Philology, Rafael Alemany Ferrer; while the first deputy mayor of Benidorm, Ana Pellicer, holds the vice-presidency. The coordinators of the body are Professors Bárbara Alemany Barceló and Pascual Almiñana Orozco; At the same time, the head of the Municipal Archive, María Victoria Blázquez Soldevila, and Professor María José Lozano Pérez are in charge of the technical secretariat of the Commission.
The ‘Commission of the 700th Anniversary of Benidorm also has seats occupied by the people and entities awarded with the Cultural Award ‘Ciutat de Benidorm’: ACR La Barqueta, Taula del Bon Profit, Colla de Xirimiters, Unión Musical, CEIP Ausiàs March, Societat Musical l’Illa, Club de Pilota de Benidorm, Rafael Doménech, Francisco Amillo, Francesc Xavier Llorca, Eusebi Chiner, Francisco Pérez Bayona, Benidorm Choral Group, José Albero, Jaume Ferrer and Juan Antonio Espinosa.
The members are also those elected as representatives of the directors of Primary and Secondary Education of the public, subsidized and private educational centres of the city, as well as the directors of the municipal conservatories of Music and Dance, one person designated by the Neighbourhood Council and another by the Grup Carta de Poblament de l’Associació de Penyes ‘Verge del Sofratge’.
The Commission will meet periodically to outline the programming of the commemorative events.
