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The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has initiated the procedure for the declaration of a Cultural Heritage of the horses came from Caravaca de la Cruz.

The Director of Fine Arts and Cultural Heritage, Enrique Ujaldón, said "this is an important step to protect one of the ethnographic and special events in Murcia.

He announced that the file is opened now "just a step towards a more ambitious, since the autonomous region, with the support of the City of Caravaca de la Cruz, wants to turn the horses came on Intangible Heritage of Humanity" .

Ujaldón explained that the Region of Murcia take the proposal to the next meeting of the Heritage Council, "to support the candidatuda members of this party to be included in the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity."

He also recalled that, as evidenced by the statement of the Council of Good Men or flamenco as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, "the intention is to achieve maximum dissemination and regional heritage."

La fiesta de los Caballos del Vino, held the morning of every May 2, is a race where the main protagonists are horses with mantles.

The competition takes place on the slope of the castle town, and remembers the breaking of the siege of the fortress was subjected to in the thirteenth century.

Among the reasons argued for the declaration stresses the importance that the celebration is in the ethnographic heritage of the Region, its uniqueness within the country and internationally, its eminently popular and participatory, and age documented since 1765.

In addition, the celebration of this event has led to the creation of a school of embroidery, and a source of inspiration for writers and poets who have dealt with partial and general aspects of the celebration.

Also at this event inspired many painters, which led to the canvas plastic compositions, especially those made by the National Painting Competition Rafael Tejeo organized for years by Proclamation of the horses came.

Source: CARM