Image gallery<\/a><\/p>\nDuring the signing ceremony, the university rector, Francisco Garc\u00eda Rodr\u00edguez, expressed his pride in hosting the Annual Meeting of Directors of the Cervantes Institute. He emphasized that holding the meeting in the Canary Islands, "the origin of the Spanish language model that spread throughout the New World," lends it even greater significance. He also underscored the islands' strategic role in Spain's relationship with Africa, and that "the Cervantes Institute can be a very important partner in this endeavor.".<\/p>\n
For his part, Garc\u00eda Montero explained that this annual meeting of the Cervantes Institute, where nearly one hundred directors and management teams gather to exchange experiences and explore future possibilities, "always with pride, but without complacency," represents "making the Institute's network the best ambassador for Tenerife and the Canary Islands in the world." He also noted that the institution works closely with universities, and in this case, "being at the University of La Laguna means being at one of the leading universities in Spain.".<\/p>\n
Canarian artists such as Mart\u00edn Chirino and Cristino de Vera have had their work exhibited at the Cervantes Institutes in Rome and Paris, thanks to the CajaCanarias Foundation. As its president, Margarita Ramos Quintana, mentioned, it was "a true achievement" that the Cervantes Institute chose "the islands for its meeting, something we receive with gratitude and as a tremendous opportunity." The First Deputy Mayor of San Crist\u00f3bal de La Laguna, Badel Albelo, echoed this sentiment, highlighting the great opportunity presented by hosting the sessions and activities of the institution's directors' meeting as "a chance to continue growing as a municipality.".<\/p>\n
The protocols signed by the four institutions outline how this event has a significant impact on the cultural sphere in relation to the host cities and the possibility that the meetings that may take place there may also involve the celebration of other parallel activities.<\/p>\n
That is why the agreements stipulate that the signatory Canary Island entities invite the Cervantes Institute to their headquarters or spaces for the opening and closing sessions, work and office tasks of the support staff of the Annual Meeting of Directors, as well as other activities that may be organized on the occasion of said meeting.<\/p>\n
Likewise, the development of cultural activities in all their manifestations and forms of artistic expression (exhibitions, concerts, seminars or meetings, for example) is established, which allow the cultural richness and diversity of San Crist\u00f3bal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and, in general, of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands to be shown.<\/p>\n
The agreements also include the promotion of cultural programs or initiatives developed by the city of San Crist\u00f3bal de La Laguna for dissemination at the headquarters of the Cervantes Institute and its centers abroad, as well as the exchange of information on cultural projects of common interest.<\/p>\n
Since 2005 (except in 2020 due to the pandemic), the Cervantes Institute has held annual meetings with the directors of its centers abroad and their entire management team, in which they discuss their lines of action for the international promotion of the Spanish language and culture.<\/p>\n
This will be the first time it has been held in the Canary Islands. To date, eleven autonomous communities have hosted these sessions: Andalusia, Catalonia, Castile and Le\u00f3n, Castile-La Mancha, Madrid, Cantabria, Extremadura, La Rioja, Galicia, the Basque Country, the Valencian Community, the Principality of Asturias, and Catalonia.<\/p>\n
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