Tribute to Antoni Rovira i Virgili. 70th anniversary of his death

Tribute to Antoni Rovira i Virgili. 70th anniversary of his death

Le Perthus, La Jonquera and Agullana, Saturday, December 14, 2019

From 9:30 to 19h

The events will include a tribute to the Le Perthus cemetery, presentations, a round table, readings of poems, a visit to the MUME and the play The Last Days of Republican Catalonia, by Jordi Hervàs.

Program:

9.30 - 10.00, in the cemetery of Pertús.

-Institutional Parliaments: Mr. Thierry Thadée, Mayor of Le Perthus and M. H. Sr. Roger Torrent, President of the Parliament of Catalonia.

-Floral offering at the grave of Antoni Rovira i Virgili in the presence of his great-granddaughter Ms. Maria Calvet.

-Poetic statement of Mrs. Elena de la Cruz Vergari, publisher of A.'s poetic work. Rovira i Virgili and professor at Rovira i Virgili University (URV).

10.30 - 10.45 h, in Can Laporta, La Jonquera.

-Institutional welcome:

Mrs Ilma Sònia Martínez, Mayor of La Jonquera and President of the MUME Consortium.

Mr. Alfons Quera, director of the MUME.

Mrs. Gemma Domènech, Director General of Democratic Memory of the Generalitat de Catalunya.

M. H. Sr. Roger Torrent, President of the Parliament of Catalonia.

10.45 - 11.45 h, at Can Laporta, La Jonquera.

-Conference: Rovira i Virgili: Between poetic work and political hope, by Mr. Josep Murgades, Professor of Contemporary Catalan Literature at the University of Barcelona (UB).

-Conference: The poetic work of Antoni Rovira i Virgili, by Ms. Elena de la Cruz Vergari (URV).

12.00 - 13. 15 h, at Can Laporta, La Jonquera.

• Round table: The intellectual and political contribution of Antoni Rovira i Virgili, by Mr. Enric Pujol, Professor of History at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, ​​UAB) and Josep Maria Roig Rosich (Professor of Contemporary History at Rovira i Virgili University, URV).

1.15pm - 2.15pm, at Can Laporta, La Jonquera.

Guided tour of the MUME.

14:15 - 16:30 h

Lunch (free).

16.30 - 17.30 h

Visit to the Agullana Catalan Cultural Exile Interpretation Center of 1939, by Mr. Enric Pujol.

18.00 - 19.00, at Can Laporta, La Jonquera.

Performance of the play The last days of republican Catalonia, by the company Terra Teatre - Jordi Hervàs.

Organized by: Directorate-General of Democratic Memory (Department of Justice) and MUME Consortium.

With the collaboration of: Barcelona Provincial Council, La Jonquera City Council, Le Perthus Town Council and Agullana City Council.