Teguise approved this Friday in plenary session the projection of infrastructures for the elderly, taking into account the requests presented by the elderly groups of the municipality, who have demanded that measures be taken to alleviate the urgent need that the group of elderly people in the municipality and their families suffer.
The report issued by the Department of Social Services, coordinated by Nori Machín, details the current situation so that formulas are sought to respond to this urgent demand, so all the political forces of the Plenary of the Corporation have decided to approve the first step so that the residence for the elderly or day center becomes a reality.
In this sense, the mayor of Teguise, Oswaldo Betancort, recalled that "the realization of a project that is a historical demand in the municipality and on the island of Lanzarote remains a firm commitment on the part of the Government group."
A legacy worthy of safeguarding
On the other hand, the Teguise City Council also approved in plenary session the proposal to request the Cabildo of Lanzarote to initiate the procedure to declare Los Diabletes and Rancho de Pascua de Teguise as an Asset of Intangible Heritage Interest, in homage to the oldest traditions of the Canary Islands.
In the case of Los Diabletes, it has been perpetuated over the centuries in Teguise, first being celebrated in the Corpus Cristi ceremonies and then, from the year 1777, participating in the Carnival festivities.
The Municipal Historical Archive of Teguise keeps the Capitular Acts of the 17th century and the agreements referring to this celebration of Corpus Cristi of the dances of Los Diabletes together with the disappeared Giants and the irreplaceable tarasca. "Having lost the documents of the Norman era in the bloody pirate raids of the 16th-17th centuries, it has been impossible to delve into such valuable official information from previous centuries, but there is evidence of its existence and importance thanks to the documents of the suppressed former convents of San Francisco and Santo Domingo and the books of Fabrica Parroquial de San Miguel de Teguise that refer to the ancient ceremony of Good and Evil celebrated by Christianity", subscribes the senior technician of the Archive of Teguise, María Dolores Rodríguez Armas.
This tradition is also known thanks to literature and island folklore that integrated it into one of the most popular ceremonies on the island, promoted by the Franciscans, and in which the aboriginal, black and Moorish population as well as the European population intervened.
Currently, Los Diabletes represent part of their Cultural Heritage for the inhabitants of Teguise. In 1993 the Cultural Association called "Los Diabletes de Teguise" was founded to protect the figure of the Diablete and its diffusion even outside the municipality. The current Official Chronicler of Teguise, Francisco Hernández, requested in 1991 that they be considered an intrinsic patrimonial vestige of this town to the Island Council of Lanzarote.
Another of the oldest traditions that is preserved is that of the Rancho de Pascua, a pastoral musical manifestation that stages its performances before the mystery of the "Nativity" with songs and dances, to the sound of timples, requintos, swords, sonajas, triangles, castanets and tambourines. The Franciscan Order brought to Teguise in the 15th century, its festivals and customs, incorporating in 1455 that of the tradition of Christmas.
The Ranchos de Ánimas acquired importance especially from 1580, when the convent of Santa María de Miraflores was founded, establishing the Cofradía de Animas. They have been acting continuously until today every Christmas in Teguise.
"These traditions are lived by the population of Teguise as one of the most important manifestations of their heritage, a legacy worthy of safeguarding, full of popular authenticity and validity, with roots embedded in the very foundation of this town," said the mayor, Oswaldo Betancort.
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