At the event, the certification as Cultural Heritage of the Nation was delivered  to eight Burriquita dancers who live in the state of Nueva Esparta. 

The Secretary General of the Government Juan Millán, led this Tuesday, November 8, the inauguration of an office of the Institute of Cultural Heritage (IPC) located in the Nueva Cádiz Museum in La Asunción, through which the states of Nueva Esparta, Anzoategui, Sucre and Monagas.

During the act, the public servant highlighted the importance of the existence of this type of spaces that work for the benefit of the people; He also recognized the efforts that Governor Carlos Mata Figueroa has made in cultural matters.

He expressed that “the regional president has been one of the pioneers of this action and in his four years in office he has focused on management with a view to culture. It is extremely important that growers take advantage of these facilities”.

María Fernanda Salazar, president of the Autonomous Institute for Cultural Development of Nueva Esparta, Iadecebne, who also led the event along with Omar Vielma, president of the IPC, commented that at this venue, which will be coordinated by the anthropologist Fidel Rodríguez, work will be done in favor of the vindication of the popular cultists, in the same way it will serve to protect and exalt the ancestral knowledge.

“That this office is in Nueva Esparta makes us the epicenter of a whole series of actions that the IPC will carry out throughout the eastern region; It is a profit, an excellent patrimonial gift”, said Salazar.

In this area, which was formed thanks to the joint support of the Ministry of Popular Power for Culture and the regional government, they will also be in charge of promoting heritage awareness, bringing information to communities and schools on compliance with the regulatory law in this area. matter, as well as to publicize the methodology to attend to or restore non-living heritage.

 patrimonial burriquita

Within the framework of this inauguration, the delivery of the certification as Cultural Heritage of the Nation was also carried out to eight dancers of the Burriquita who live in the Bolivarian state of Nueva Esparta.

Rubén González, operational director of the State Cabinet of Culture, explained that a total of 10 Burriquitas were certified throughout the state of Nueva Esparta, but two of them received their recognition in a central act that took place days ago in the city of Caracas.

He noted that «this is an ancestral legacy that we have been defending from the Bolivarian Government in order to keep our identity and history rooted.»

For the farmer Julia Malaver, a resident of the Antolín del Campo municipality, receiving her certification has been a very beautiful and important benefit.

She declared that “I have been dancing the Burriquita since I was a child and I am still active. This is a great advance; we stood up when our eternal president Hugo Chávez ordered to rescue these traditions”.

For his part, Ernesto Millán, dancer and maker of the «Donkey» expressed that «this was an event that was being lost, but thanks to the Government they are recognizing us again, I thank you very much for that.»

María Carrión, another of the dancers, assured that obtaining an achievement like this is a source of pride, because they are recognizing all the dedication that they have put into this expression of Venezuelan culture for more than 20 years.

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