Once again, two years in a row, the Secretary General for Defense Policy of the Ministry of Defense of the Central Government has awarded Denia a grant to run the series of conferences in Denia en Guerra. This year the aid amounts to 3.800 euros and will allow a cycle of conferences to be carried out that will address different aspects of defense in Dénia in times of war.
The dissemination project Defense Temps War in Dénia Integrates a series of lectures organized by the Museu Arqueològic de Dénia, which will take place between the months of August and October of 2017. The headquarters is the Castell de Dénia, La Sala, and is the central axis of its summer program.
The aim is to make known to the general public and to cultural tourism the link between the history of Denia and the war. War events, fortification and armament throughout history. For this second edition have chosen the themes: The fortification in al-Andalus: husun and alcazabas, the conquest of Valencia and Denia by King Jaume I of Aragon. The reconstruction of the warlike episodes of the War of the Succession and the War of the French in Dénia through sources and military cartography, and the 36 War and the scenarios of the contest in Denia.
Each thematic block has a format that integrates one or several conferences that gloss the context of each period or episode, while activities such as a round table or conversation, or a monographic visit with expert guidance deal with either specific events or The architectures and armament of each period, with special reference to the funds of the Museums of Dénia and the cultural heritage linked to war and defense.
Conference program August
Thursday 10 of August. 20 hours. The hall of the Castell de Dénia
The War of Succession in Denia. Reconstruction of the topography of the city and the three sites based on military cartography and documentary sources.
In charge of Javier Calvo Puig, Josep A. Gisbert Santonja and Josep Marqués Costa.
Saturday, August 12. 10.30 hours.
Outdoor conference and visit. Castell de Dénia. Architectures and material imprints of the War of Succession. Denia, not burned, destroyed.
In charge of Josep A. Gisbert Santonja and Josep Marqués Costa.
Thursday, August 17. 20 hours. The Sala del Castell de Dénia
Conference / Roundtable. The French War in Denia. Reconstruction of the episodes of war from cartography and documentary sources.
In charge of Javier Calvo Puig and Josep A. Gisbert Santonja.
Saturday, August 19.
Outdoor conference and visit. Castell de Dénia. Architectures and footprints of the French War.
Josep A. Gisbert Santonja and Josep Marqués Costa.
Thursday, August 24.
Conference / Roundtable. The 36 War. Architecture of the war in the Valencian Country. The antiaircraft artillery platform of Venta del Burro, the Rotates, Denia.
In charge of Josep Mª Azkárraga Testor. Promoter of the Routes for Republican València and Professor of the Lluís Vives Institute. Valencia.
Saturday, August 26.
Outdoor Conference / Roundtable.
Experimental visit. The anti-aircraft defense platform of Venta del Burro, les Rotes, Dénia. A unique heritage.
In charge of Vicente Larios and Jaume Sau. Collaborates: Association of Veterans and Reservists of Denia.
Information and Registration: 966420260. From 10.30 to 13 hours.
Thursday, August 31.
Conference / Roundtable. Scenarios of the 36 War in Denia.
Vicente Larios Bertomeu.
Programming in September
Working day Dénia and the War in Al-Andalus
Wednesday, 27 of September. 18.30 hours. The Sala del Castell de Dénia
Inauguration of the Conference with the conference / Round Table The War in al-Ándalus, in the Muqtabis of Ibn Hayyan.
In charge of Gustavo Turienzo Veiga, doctor in History.
Thursday, 28 of September. 18: 30 hours.
Conference / Roundtable. Hisn Turis. Castell de Turís.
In charge of José Luís Jiménez Salvador, Enrique Dies Cusí, José Tierno Richart. Universitat de València.
Lecture: Les alcassabes of Tortosa, Sagunt, Xàtiva, Dénia, Almeria and Málaga.
By Josep A. Gisbert Santonja and Santi Crespo, Archaeologist and expert in computer graphics.
Round table. The alcazabas in al-Andalus.
Participants: the speakers of previous conferences.
Closing of the Days.
Saturday, 30 of September. 10 hours. Castell d'Ambra, Pego.
Outdoor conference and guided tour.
Josep A. Gisbert Santonja.
Information and Registration: 966420260. From 10.30 to 13 hours
Info: Possibility of participating in food in Pego.
Programming October
Sunday, October 1, 10 hours.
Outdoor conference and guided tour: Alcazaba de Xàtiva. 1.000 years.
In charge of Josep A. Gisbert Santonja and Josep Lluís Cebrián Molina.
Thursday, October 5. 19.30 hours. The Sala del Castell de Dénia
Conference / Roundtable: Jaume I and the process of conquesta del sud del Xúquer in the Llibre dels Feyts. The Conquest of Denia. Remembrance.
In charge of Frederic Aparisi Romero, Doctor of Història Universitat de València.
Saturday, October 7.
Outdoor conference and tour with expert guide: The Castell de Rebollet, the Rafalí and the sepulcher de l'almirall Carròs, the Font d'en Carròs.
In charge of Josep A. Gisbert Santonja and Abel Soler Molina.
Information and registration: 96 642 02 60. From 10.30 to 13.00 hours
Monday, 9 of October. 10.30 hours.
Outdoor conference and tour with expert guide: Castell de Dénia and the architectures and indrets of the XIII century. Remembrance of Dénia at the temps of King Jaume I d'Aragó.
By Josep A. Gisbert Santonja.
Information and registration: 96 642 02 60. From 10.30 to 13.00 hours
Sunday, October 15. 10.30 hours.
Outdoor conference and tour with expert guide: La Torre del Gerro and the defense of the coast in the time of Carlos V.
Josep A. Gisbert Santonja and Josep Marqués Costa.
Thursday, October 19. Town Hall of Dénia
Presentation of the facsimile of the book of Emilio Oliver Sanz de Bremond: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939. Lived in a republican rear city. Valencia, 1974.
Closing ceremony of the Cycle of Conferences: Denia en Guerra, 2017.
