The Teguise City Council has received the Book of Quintos corresponding to the years 1763-1764, after the restoration process carried out by the Center for Conservation and Restoration of Graphic Documents of the Cabildo de La Palma, through the collaboration that both institutions maintain for the conservation of the municipality's documentary heritage.
The document was delivered by the Councillor of Culture of the Cabildo of La Palma, Myriam Perestelo, to the mayor of Teguise, Olivia Duque, in an institutional act.
The Historical Archive of Teguise has been developing for years a program for the conservation of its documentary heritage with the aim of guaranteeing the preservation of documents of great historical value and facilitating their consultation by researchers and citizens. The problem is that due to environmental causes documents suffer deterioration over time, which is why it is necessary to implement conservation and restoration protocols. Given the absence of a specialized center on the island of Lanzarote, the Teguise City Council has been relying for years on the support of the institution from La Palma, whose restoration laboratory is a leader in the Canary Islands.
The good harmony and synergies created by both entities has led them to plan the signing of a mutual agreement for advice and technical cooperation between both administrations and thus continue advancing in the recovery and preservation of the Canarian historical collections.
The mayor of Teguise, Olivia Duque, highlighted the importance of institutional cooperation to advance in the conservation of historical heritage, pointing out that “the collaboration between administrations allows us to continue recovering documents of great value that are part of the historical memory of Teguise and of the Canary Islands as a whole.”
For her part, the Councillor for Archive and Heritage of the Teguise City Council, Mar Boronat, stressed that “the restoration of historical documents, such as this Book of Quintos, allows to guarantee their long-term preservation and continue putting into value the important documents that the Municipal Historical Archive keeps”.
In the same vein, the Minister of Culture of the Cabildo de La Palma, Myriam Perestelo, highlighted that “cooperation between institutions is fundamental to preserve the documentary heritage of our islands, facilitating that historical documents can be restored and preserved for future generations.”
So much so, that taking advantage of the visit of the conservator and restorer Verónica Ojeda, a First Aid Workshop for documents and old books was organized at the archive's own facilities. A theoretical-practical activity that was framed within the context of the project The Afternoons of the Archive, with which it is intended to involve the people of Lanzarote in their rich documentary heritage.
With these actions, the Teguise City Council "continues to advance in the conservation and recovery of its documentary heritage, reinforcing the work of the Municipal Historical Archive and contributing to preserve documents that are a fundamental part of the history of the Canary Islands".