Meet Inés Dug, the first woman in history to be declared Adoptive Daughter of Lanzarote

The archaeologist has received this mention for being a pioneer in recovering the Zonzamas site

January 14 2023 (08:53 WET)
Inés Dug, first woman named Adoptive Daughter of Lanzarote
Inés Dug, first woman named Adoptive Daughter of Lanzarote

The archaeologist Inés Dug Godoy, highlighted for being a pioneer in recovering the Zonzamas site, will receive the title of Adoptive and/or Favorite Daughter of Lanzarote, awarded by the Island Council, thus becoming the first woman to obtain this mention on the island.

Dug was born in Fuentes de Cantos, Badajoz, in 1941, and twenty-seven years later, in 1968, she joined as a teacher at the current Agustín Espinosa Institute. While on the island, she began to honor her profession and take an interest in the archeology of Lanzarote with the help of the Favorite Son of Lanzarote, Juan Brito, who was in charge of introducing her to the Zonzamas site (Teguise), a place where, according to tradition, the last indigenous king of the island resided.

After that, she went to Madrid to do an internship at the National Archaeological Museum, where, through said institution and in collaboration with the Lanzarote Island Council, she would begin to carry out work in the Zonzamas area with specific actions between 1971 and 1983, continuing the study of materials until 1986.

Her action in this site allowed to bring to light what is now known as the Cueva del Majo, in addition to other archaeological complexes. Likewise, her curriculum treasures the discovery of a large amount of material that today is part of the historical heritage of the island, which has led her to become a "daughter" of Lanzarote.

Currently, she continues to investigate and collaborate in various works on the island archaeologies of the Canary Islands.

 

A nomination that does justice to equality

Dug will be the first woman in the history of Lanzarote to personalize this mention, since the first Regulations of Honors and Distinctions of the Cabildo de Lanzarote were approved in the mid-sixties.

For this reason, from the island institution they have indicated that this appointment not only recognizes the work of a person who has been "very relevant" for the heritage and history of Lanzarote, but also "justice is done with equality".

Inés Dug, named Adoptive Daughter of Lanzarote, as a young woman
Inés Dug, named Adoptive Daughter of Lanzarote, as a young woman

 

María Dolores Corujo, President of the Cabildo of Lanzarote
Inés Dug will become the first woman to be declared Adoptive Daughter of Lanzarote
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