Nueva Canarias-Bloque Canarista (NC-bc) in the municipality of Teguise proposes to recover the activity of the Castle of Santa Bárbara, also known as Guanapay, which is cataloged as an Asset of Cultural Interest and has been closed to the public for several years.
The Canarian councilor Fernando Jiménez will defend in the next plenary session of Teguise a motion for the City Council to agree with the Cabildo and the Centers of Art, Culture and Tourism of Lanzarote (CACT) on a management agreement where the island entity is the one who, for a certain period of years, manages the activity and preserves the Castle. For Jiménez, "this agreement makes it easier for the Castle to open its doors again to the resident public, making its history known and generating cultural and economic activity."
"Guanapay has been closed for several years without knowing exactly the reasons. The government group alleges that they are under renovation, and other voices say that there are no economic and human resources for its management," says Fernando Jiménez, who sees that "between one thing and another this Asset of Cultural Interest is wasted in such a way that possible economic resources and added value to the municipality and the island are lost."
For NC-bc, "the most important thing is the conservation of the Castle, which expresses an identity symbol not only of the municipality of Teguise, but of all of Lanzarote. Through its walls, they point out, the history of our people has passed, always vigilant to what arrived by sea."
According to Fernando Jiménez, "a future agreement between the City Council and the CACT should be beneficial for both parties, since the local entity could obtain an economic benefit from the exploitation of the Castle while ensuring its conservation; and the island entity would incorporate one more value to its network of centers." "We all win," says Fernando Jiménez.
