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The building, which was in a state of ruin, is where tradition indicates that the Carmelite universal mystic stayed during his visits to Caravaca de la Cruz, while the Discalced Carmelite Friars Convent was built.The works, with a budget of 70,000 euros, are financed by the family that owns it, thus complying with the execution order sent by the City Council"The performance of this action was a demand for years, which with dialogue and cooperation has now happily been achieved, assuming an important step in the recovery of historical heritage, with a high symbolic content," said the mayor, José Francisco GarcíaThe will of the owner family is to create the Conde de Santa Ana Foundation to give up the house and make it a center for study and spirituality around the figures of Saint John and Saint Teresa of Jesus.The Department of Urban Planning has drawn up and notified more than 40 execution orders to property owners who require urgent interventionRegarding the recovery of the built heritage, the City Council also promotes the 'Plan for the Rehabilitation of the Historic Center', endowed with 1,560,000 euros, within the Program for the Promotion of Urban and Rural Regeneration (ARRUR) of the Housing Plan, which for first time he gets Caravaca and whose call will open shortlyThe recovery project of the House of San Juan de la Cruz is already a reality with the start-up of the first phase of the rehabilitation works, executed with a budget of about 70,000 euros.
A project that is focused on the consolidation of the structure, repair of facades and roof of this property located in the Plaza del Templete, one of the most monumental and symbolic enclaves of the urban area.The mayor of Caravaca de la Cruz, José Francisco García, has visited the works, together with the councilor for Urbanism, Mónica Sánchez; the prior of the Discalced Carmelites, Father Pascual Gil, and some of the members of the San Juan de la Cruz Association.
The architect who directs the works, Luis Martínez-Carrasco, has detailed the actions to be carried out over the next few weeks, which are fully financed by the owner family, thus complying with the execution order or requirement sent by the City Council."The realization of this project was a demand for years, which, with dialogue and cooperation, has now become a fact, assuming an important step in the recovery of historical heritage, with a high symbolic content, since it is considered the house where the universal mystic stayed, in the 16th century, during his visits to Caravaca de la Cruz ", as highlighted by the mayor, who has pointed out" the unfortunate state of deterioration in which he has been for years, aggravated in recent times , which had forced its perimeter fencing into a setting of the historic center emblematic for the city ".For his part, the Prior Carmelita thanked the involvement of both the owners and the City Council, "being a perfect example of public-private collaboration, which leads us not to lose an asset of such an important burden for Carmel and for history itself of Caravaca de la Cruz ".The architect of the project has said that the main mission of the works is "to consolidate the building, which was in an advanced state of ruin, to provide it with uses in subsequent phases of action." The works, with an execution period of about three months, have a budget of about 70,000 euros.The contract for its execution was signed at the Mayor's Office by the Count of Santa Ana de las Torres, Alfonso de Zulueta, on behalf of the family that owns this property, by the Caravacan company Torres Bernal.The building is known as the 'House of San Juan de la Cruz', since popular tradition indicates from ancient times that the Carmelite mystic lived there in some of his rooms in Caravaca, as a place where the Convent of Carmelite Friars was previously installed.
Barefoot while the final one was being built.
It is a traditional building, with a ground floor, first and false.Conde de Santa Ana de las Torres FoundationJosé Francisco García has also advanced that "as a result of the consensus and good relations of this last year, the will of the family that owns the house is to establish a foundation to turn the house into a center of study and spirituality around the figures of San Juan and Santa Teresa de Jesús, where special emphasis is placed on their connection with the city of Caravaca de la Cruz ".It would bear the name of the Conde de Santa Ana de las Torres Foundation, at the will of the owner family, since their wish is to assign the property as the founding capital and that the Zulueta family itself, the Caravaca de la Cruz City Council, form part of it.
the Discalced Carmelites, the Association of San Juan de la Cruz and the Confraternity of the Vera Cruz.
The constitution of the foundation is in its initial phase, with the elaboration of statutes.The City Council has sent more than 40 requirements and execution orders to property ownersThe Department of Urban Planning of the Caravaca de la Cruz City Council has formalized more than 40 requirements or execution orders related to real estate that need urgent intervention.
"This is a work that had not been done in years, which indicates that the right to own land includes the obligation to keep them in legal conditions of safety, health, accessibility and public decoration," explained the councilor who runs the area, Mónica Sánchez.The current execution orders are related to various objectives, such as the prevention of risk in facades, cornices, walls, lack of fencing, cleaning of sites, etc.
"In all cases, a follow-up is done to ensure compliance with the deadlines, mediating and intervening to achieve the objective of adequate rehabilitation as a way to encourage the conservation and recovery of the old town," the mayor has detailed.In the requirements sent by the City Council, the owners are informed of the obligation to keep the building in good condition, both for security and for public decoration; depending on the situation of each property.
A list of the works to be carried out and the estimated budget for them is included in the open file.Rehabilitation Plan of the Historic CenterThe Councilor for Urbanism recalled that the Old Town Rehabilitation Plan is underway, to which 60 homes can opt, within the Urban and Rural Regeneration Promotion Program (ARRUR) of the Housing Plan, which Caravaca achieves for the first time.After the delay in the initial deadlines due to the suspension of the administrative procedures caused by the state of alarm, the call is expected to start in the next few days, after which the interested parties will be able to formalize their applications within a month and They will have between 15 and 18 months to carry out the works.Estas ayudas fijan un máximo de 12.000 euros por cada vivienda que se rehabilite y 30.000 euros para determinados casos de reconstrucción por situación de infravivienda.
No excederán del 40 por ciento del coste de la actuación de rehabilitación, y podrán llegar en determinados casos al 75 por ciento si en la vivienda a rehabilitar vive una persona mayor de 65 años o se tiene un bajo nivel de ingresos, discapacidades o situaciones de exclusión y especial vulnerabilidad.La Concejalía de Urbanismo ha puesto a disposición de los vecinos un punto de asesoramiento gratuito para ayudar con la tramitación del proceso de esta nueva convocatoria de ayudas, dotada con un global de 1.560.000 euros.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Caravaca de la Cruz
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