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The "Penet" vestige of an Islamic basis aqueduct dated XIV century situated in the hamlet of La Florida, Las Torres de Cotillas, you can play with the fingers the declaration of a Cultural (BIC).
And is that on 31 May the Department of Fine Arts and Cultural Heritage of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Region of Murcia started preparations for such a declaration for this site which at first glance may seem like an ordinary stone, but which is actually one of the oldest historical Torreño municipality.
This hydraulic construction, which was enlarged in the sixteenth century, was destroyed on October 14, 1651 by what is known as the flood of San Callisto.
The only thing left standing uncontrolled torrent of water that was distributed among some Penet Cotillas Towers and Alguazas, of which-a-day neighborhood only Florida has stood the test of time.
A medieval relic
Penet the current neighborhood of La Florida is only a wall of mortar, which is the oldest part of the monument.
This is an important rest of what centuries ago was a medieval aqueduct, which is why it is very likely to be included in the list of hydraulic elements of great interest because it is very close to the ecological and cultural corridor will be done in la Vega Media.
"The simple fact that the Ministry of Culture has initiated proceedings to declare a Cultural the Penet Florida is reason enough to feel proud, because it is a vestige of our ancestors as Torreño and also because our city will win interest and cultural wealth, "said the councilman of Culture of the municipality, Domingo Cava.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Las Torres de Cotillas
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