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The copy of the original piece, which is in the Royal Armory of Palacio de Oriente in Madrid, has been made in silks and gold according to the historical tradition of the Lorca embroidery, candidate for Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
The mayor of Lorca, Diego José Mateos, presented, this morning, together with the president of the Federation of San Clemente, Luis Torres del Alcázar, the replica, hand embroidered with historical techniques, of the Catholic Kings ceremony pod that It is deposited in the Palacio de Oriente in Madrid.
The mayor of Lorca has detailed that "the sheath is embroidered in silks and gold and has been the work of the Lorca embroideryist, Silvia Teruel who has followed the historical tradition of Lorca embroidery currently nominated by the Government of Spain for its declaration as Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. It is a faithful reflection of the one preserved in the Royal Armory for what has been counted on the advice of National Heritage technicians. "
For his part, the president of the San Clemente Federation, Luis Torres del Alcázar, stressed that "the sword has been the historical symbol associated with justice, even today, in the different representations of this, appears brandishing a sword. Following the Castilian tradition, a sword behaved naked pointing up during the solemn entrances of the monarchs to the cities, in clear representation of the administration of justice as a guarantee of peace and prosperity.The last sword used in Spain for this purpose is the denominated Sword of ceremony of the Catholic Monarchs conserved in the Royal Armory of Palace that was carried accompanied by its sheath of crimson sirgo embroidered in gold ".
Pieces, which, according to Torres del Alcázar, "represent great moments in our history and great advances in modernity, for example, this ceremony sword paraded before the male monarchs until the reign of Isabel de Castilla that he ordered, which as head of the Crown, the sword would process before her in the Castilian lands, which meant a clear empowerment of women in medieval times at the hands of this disposition of Isabel de Castilla because she asserted the ownership of her Crown. "
As a curiosity Torres del Alcazar has added that "the sword and the sheath will have the opportunity within four years of receiving the oath for the first time from a Princess of Asturias, following an immemorial Castilian tradition so far reserved for men."
The work has been the work of the Lorca embroidery artist, Silvia Teruel who has recovered traditional techniques of Lorca embroidery.
Finally, Diego José Mateos has thanked the Federation San Clemente to continue enriching these holidays now with "this replica that we can enjoy all this Saturday when it will be premiered in the parade of the Medieval History of Lorca that commemorates the long trajectory of border that Lorca held from 713 to 1488 ".
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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