The San Bartolomé City Council continues in the process of obtaining the commitment of the Government of the Canary Islands to obtain the necessary help for the renovation of the Molina de Don Juan Armas.
The mayor of San Bartolomé, Isidro Pérez; the Councilor for Heritage, Alma González, and the Councilor for Urban Planning, Marlene Romero, received this Tuesday, October 1, the visit of the regional Minister of Universities, Science and Innovation and Culture, Migdalia Machín, and the general director of Culture and Cultural Heritage, Miguel Ángel Clavijo, with the aim of addressing this issue and giving them a first-hand look at the state of the Molina.
Isidro Pérez first thanked the representatives of the regional Executive for their visit and their interest in being part of the project to conserve and restore an emblematic building, with great cultural and heritage value for the municipality that the City Council will undertake and execute.
“Since the acquisition of the property, we have been seeking the collaboration of different institutions to carry out the necessary renovations and we have conveyed this to the Minister and the general director, who have recognized the interest aroused by the Molina and have committed to studying lines of financing for the works”, the mayor highlighted.
In this sense, the Minister of Universities, Science and Innovation and Culture, Migdalia Machín, Migdalia Machín, highlighted that “the acquisition of the Molina de Don Juan Armas by the San Bartolomé City Council reflects a clear commitment to the conservation of our heritage. These initiatives, coordinated between administrations, are essential to value historical elements that are part of our identity. From the Government of the Canary Islands, we will support this project with the aim that this property, witness to the development of Lanzarote and part of a tradition linked to agriculture and the sustenance of generations, remains present and accessible for the future”.
For his part, the general director of Heritage of the regional Executive, Miguel Ángel Clavijo, insisted that “the mills are part of the history and tradition of Lanzarote, and their conservation is crucial to understand the evolution of the island. From the General Directorate of Heritage, we will collaborate so that the restoration of this historical asset is an example of how to protect and value our culture”.
It should be noted that, in 2023, the City Council invested 400,000 euros to acquire this property in a state of abandonment and in order to restore it and put it into operation to safeguard its history and its heritage and architectural value.
