The Free Trade Zone delegate was willing to actively participate in the commemoration
A representative of the Free Trade Zone will be part of the technical commission that will define the central axes and actions of the tricentennial
The provincial deputy is carrying out a round of institutional visits to organize the event that will be in 2017
The State delegate in the Free Zone of Cádiz, Jorge Ramos, and the provincial deputy in charge of the efforts to organize the tricentenary of the transfer to Cádiz of the Casa de Contratación, Fran González, met last Friday morning at the Headquarters of the Free Zone to analyze the lines of collaboration in this celebration, which will take place in 2017.
During the meeting, González presented to Jorge Ramos the initial project of the commemoration, within the round of visits he has been making to different institutions and entities, such as the Delegation of the Government of the Junta de Andalucía in Cádiz, the City Council of Cádiz, the Port Authority of the Bay of Cádiz, the Hydrographic Institute of the Navy or the Confederation of Businessmen of Cádiz.
The delegate of the Free Zone conveyed to the provincial deputy his complete willingness for the Consortium to actively participate in the celebration and they even agreed to appoint a representative of the Free Zone to be part of the technical commission that will define the central axes of the tricentennial and its actions.
Although it first began to operate in Seville, by Royal Order of May 12, 1717 and due to the importance that Cádiz was acquiring, which was the head of the Indies fleet, Felipe V decided to transfer the Casa de Contratación to the port of Cadiz, despite the reluctance and claims of the Sevillian authorities.