Delibes’ legacy will be re-read in the Butrón Palace after the family handed it over for 20 years

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“Very excited” five of Miguel Delibes’ seven children showed up today to sign the transfer agreement for their father’s legacy to the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sports, as part of a loan agreement for the next 20 years. The holdings, which include around 10,000 objects, half of which are documents, are worth 4,593,500 euros, although “their value is above money” because it is “of a different order of magnitude”, according to consultant Gonzalo Santonja praised Delibes as “a living author whose work is alive” and who represents “one of the noble ways of being in the world.”

The agreement signed today represents a crucial step towards the desired Delibes House, a space that will allow “to perpetuate the memory of a man and artist who loved his country so much and demonstrated this so much” as the president of the Delibes House said Miguel Delibes Foundation, his daughter Elisa. She acknowledged that the trial, which could take place in Mr. Butrón’s palace at the end of 2024, “was not easy,” explaining that in the almost thirteen years that have passed since her father’s death, the family has “moments of “Uncertainty and discouragement” that now seem to be left behind thanks to the “clear, determined, generous and conciliatory will” of the Ministry over the last year with the new team led by Santonja at the helm.

The consultant himself also spoke of “generosity”, but attributed it to the writer’s family, which made the signing of the agreement signed today possible. “It is a very happy day for all of Castilla y León,” he noted, recalling that Delibes had written that “a city without literature is a silent city,” although the community is fortunate to “continuously have the work of an author to celebrate in the region”. that we all recognize each other, which is particularly important at a time like this.” “In Spain there are now very few symbols with which we all identify. “Society is very divided and Delibes is a person who values ​​a work with ideas that make him admirable and admired,” he explained, before emphasizing that his legacy will lie in “an emblematic building,” the Palacio del Derecho Butrón, the “…Assemble the more appropriate characteristics to maintain it.”

As can be seen from the explanations collected by Ical, heritage is divided into different aspects: individual identification and personal organization; Interpersonal relationship management; asset and resource management; Management of leisure and creative activities; management of training activities; management of professional activity; participation, projection and social distribution; recognition of professional activity; Private collection and household goods furniture.

The Delibes House

After the signing of this contract, the Supervisory Commission will be convened to determine the action plan for the design of the spaces related to the permanent exhibition and the recovery of the house, which will be located on the ground floor of the building. in two rooms around the central courtyard, with 130 square meters for the permanent exhibition and at least 80 square meters for the replica of the writer’s house.

Once the action plan is established, the design of the showroom will be commissioned in the first quarter of 2024 and then the execution will be carried out after processing the relevant contract documents during 2024. The board’s estimates indicate that Casa Delibes could open its doors at the end of 2024, although the loan agreement signed today provides for a margin of up to two years. Afterwards, if the family feels that the project has not progressed as it should, they could declare the agreement invalid.

“It is,” said Santonja, “a lively and dynamic project that will grow and adapt to needs, in a unique space that offers different environments for temporary exhibitions and complementary activities that will enrich it.” “This ministry is very grateful to Delibes and his family. We are very conscious of your generosity and our responsibility to a heritage that is a rich source. “We will rise to the occasion, as Machado said,” he said.

When asked about the investments they believe will be necessary to adapt the premises, the consultant emphasized that “money will not be a problem”. “I said that Delibes is above money and I have to follow that consistently,” he concluded.