Gran Canaria celebrates the validity of Galds on its 177th anniversary - La Provincia

This Sunday, May 10, the 177 years since the birth of the writer Benito Pérez Galdós in Gran Canaria, a date that offers the opportunity "to confirm before all of society that Gran Canaria recognizes the intellectual, literary, political and moral greatness" of the distinguished writer from Gran Canaria whose reflections are still valid in this context in which "his analyzes are still urgent".

This has been highlighted by the president of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria, Antonio Morales, in tribute to the illustrious Gran Canaria on the occasion of this name day, an ideal time to access his complete work at the link www.bit.ly/3bjEzmZ and enjoy from Fortunata and Jacinta to Marianela, her plays and her National Episodes.

"We make ours a relevant legacy of progressive thought, of regenerational moral commitment, of political activity with democratic and social ideals with a literary category that links it with Cervantes himself," stressed the insular president. Although these are other times, he continues, Galdós remains in force because "his reflections delved into values ​​inherent to the dignity of people and the democratic progress of peoples, and that analysis is still urgent. "

And the most worrying thing is that it continues to be urgent because "part of the fractures and contradictions that Galdós denounced and that Spanish society suffered in the passing of the centuries and in the changes in regimes, some remain unresolved". "Recognizing Galdós celebrating the centenary of his death and the anniversary of his birth is an act of justice of life", he concludes, "Today we proudly celebrate his essential work in contemporary culture, his defense of freedom and public affairs, and the defense of this island at crucial moments, proud to defend his homeland, to Gran Canaria. Happy Anniversary, Don Benito "