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Carabobo-Miranda-Montalban.Pdf Venezolano Todas las manifestaciones culturales contenidas en este Catálogo, elaborado en ocasión del I Censo del Patrimonio Cultural Venezolano, son poseedoras de valores tales –sean históricos, culturales, plásticos o ambientales– que el Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural las declara Bien de Interés Cultural, según la Resolución Nº 003-05 de fecha 20 de febrero del 2006, día del 146º aniver- sario de la Federación, quedando sometidas a las disposiciones contempla- das en la Constitución de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, la Ley de Protección y Defensa del Patrimonio Cultural y su Reglamento y demás normas que rigen la materia. PRESENTACIÓN Arquitecto Francisco Sesto Novás Ministro de Cultura Esta publicación recoge parcialmente el resultado de de naturaleza épica, por la intensidad y el alcance una maravillosa aventura que, con gran audacia y ex- con que fue proyectado y ejecutado. Y tiene, por su- traordinaria dedicación, llevó a cabo el Instituto del puesto, el valor de conducir una primera mirada de- Patrimonio Cultural fundamentalmente a lo largo del tallada, una aproximación que el tiempo, y sucesivos año 2004 para darle forma al I Censo del Patrimonio trabajos sobre lo mismo, irá decantando, perfilando, Cultural Venezolano. enriqueciendo y deslastrando de imperfecciones. Miles y miles de horas de trabajo a lo largo de Pues desde el comienzo estábamos conscientes de los más de 911.000 kilómetros cuadrados del territo- que el resultado de esta investigación inicial, segura- rio nacional, y de los cerca de veintidós mil centros mente tendría, junto al gran logro que en sí mismo poblados que hay en él, fueron necesarias para reco- significa, lagunas, desequilibrios y hasta equivocacio- ger con las comunidades -y de las comunidades- nes. Sin embargo, llegada la hora de hacer un re- aquello que valoran como algo que les pertenece, las cuento, tomamos conscientemente la decisión de dar califica y las identifica. Es, desde luego, el conjunto de a conocer ese resultado al pueblo venezolano, en la los bienes culturales de orden material, construccio- forma de estas publicaciones, pues consideramos que nes, arquitecturas, modificaciones del paisaje, obje- no hay nadie mejor que la propia comunidad para tos, utensilios y obras de arte; pero también se refiere corregir los errores y compensar las carencias que el a la amalgama de aquellos ritos, ceremonias, cos- Censo pueda tener. tumbres, lenguas y formas literarias, tradiciones ora- Tómese, pues, como un borrador para su co- les, músicas, danzas, creencias y universos estéticos. nocimiento, estudio y corrección por las comunida- Asimismo se toman en cuenta las visiones con que se des. Y téngase así mismo en cuenta que, a pesar de tallan, tejen o amasan las artesanías, las recetas para sus defectos posibles, esta es la mejor herramienta la cocina o la cura de males y, en general, de todas para conocernos, estimarnos unos a otros, para esta- aquellas elaboraciones del espíritu humano que son el blecer la defensa de nuestra personalidad colectiva y producto sedimentario del paso de las generaciones. para propiciar el diálogo intercultural en una Vene- El esfuerzo que conduce a esta publicación (y zuela a la que reconocemos como madre y reserva a las próximas como ella, una por cada municipio) es prodigiosa de múltiples pueblos y culturas. 2 3 Catálogo del Patrimonio Cultural Venezolano 2004-2006 MUNICIPIOS MIRANDA-MONTALBÁN PRESENTACIÓN DEL CENSO Arquitecto José Manuel Rodríguez Presidente del Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural Censar el patrimonio cultural venezolano es, por su im- tos llaneros y la fuerza telúrica que hacía cantar al Ca- turales contenidas en el catálogo. Un tercer producto de públicas: escuelas, liceos y universidades; a las biblio- portancia y magnitud, la más grande tarea que ha asu- rrao de Palmarito. Al descubrimiento de la razón, más gran relevancia será el Atlas del Patrimonio Cultural Ve- tecas nacionales, estadales y municipales, las institu- mido el Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural en sus once poderosa que el simple beneficio económico, que hay nezolano que contendrá más de 1.700 mapas donde ciones de formación militar, las cárceles e instituciones años de existencia. Se trata de un proyecto cuya con- en la organización de las mujeres de Guarataro para estarán localizadas cada una de las manifestaciones cul- de reeducación, a las embajadas y consulados; a las ceptualización, diseño y ejecución, dirigido a cambiar producir sus tortas de casabe, y para aprender a sabo- turales que fueron registradas, con las referencias nece- alcaldías, gobernaciones e instituciones culturales, en los paradigmas culturales y educativos, lo convierte en rear sus naiboas. sarias para correlacionarlas geográficamente. fin, a todos los lugares donde el conocimiento y la for- una estrategia de la nueva gestión que adelanta el Mi- Ese reconocimiento adquirió la forma de un Todos los registros que se expresan en estos tres mación de nuestros valores culturales tiene significa- nisterio de la Cultura. Forma parte de la estrategia pa- censo, técnicamente riguroso y estructurado, que registró productos se basan en el trabajo de campo realizado ción. Asimismo, tenemos la pretensión de convertirlo ra consolidar la identidad nacional dentro del proceso en fichas, fotografías, videos y grabaciones, todos los por los numerosos empadronadores que recorrieron to- en el libro fundamental para el conocimiento y consul- de descentralización, democratización y masificación bienes y manifestaciones del patrimonio cultural de Vene- da la geografía nacional. Primero fueron los maestros ta de nuestras manifestaciones culturales, que debe in- de la cultura venezolana dirigida a la búsqueda del zuela y los localizó en planos. Expresado en forma meta- organizados por las zonas educativas del Ministerio de sertarse en los programas educativos de cada munici- equilibrio territorial, la atención a toda la población así fórica, lo que se hizo fue pasar el país a través de un ce- Educación y Deportes, luego continuaron esa labor pio para que ayude a reconstruir las historias locales y como a proporcionar alternativas educativas y labora- dazo, para recoger cualquier manifestación cultural que centenares de jóvenes y activadores culturales organiza- que se convertirá en instrumento para la planificación les a amplios sectores de la población. tenga sentido para el colectivo que la realiza o la contem- dos por nosotros con el apoyo de gobernaciones y al- cultural a nivel regional y local. El Censo del Patrimonio Cultural Venezolano pla, y luego procesarla y mostrarla pues, más que infor- caldías, constituyendo un verdadero ejército cultural. Un aspecto trascendental de este catálogo es el reconocimiento y registro, a lo largo y ancho del mación técnica, es un espejo para que la gente se reco- Los registros así recabados fueron comple- es que, en aplicación de los artículos 6°, 10°, 24°, territorio nacional, de todas aquellas manifestaciones nozca allí. Con ello esperamos potenciar la autoestima mentados con los obtenidos de las consultas a las ba- 29°, 31° y 35° de la Ley de Protección y Defensa del culturales que caracterizan al pueblo venezolano y tie- cultural de nuestro pueblo, su sentido de pertenencia y la ses de datos y a los archivos de las diversas institucio- Patrimonio Cultural, y basándonos en la jurispru- nen significación para él. Al hablar de pueblo nos es- creación de una estructura cultural que garantice, desde nes que están relacionadas con la cultura o que tie- dencia establecida por la Sala Constitucional del tamos refiriendo a toda la pluriculturalidad y la multiet- su propio seno, la permanencia de estos valores. nen en custodia bienes culturales, en cuyos casos se Tribunal Supremo, según ponencia del magistrado nicidad que lo constituye. Y estamos hablando de un Esta tarea de registro exhaustivo produjo lo que indica su procedencia. Todos ellos están tratados se- José Manuel Delgado Ocando; que otorga el reco- reconocimiento a los valores culturales, realizado a hoy presentamos aquí como el Catálogo del Patrimonio gún los cinco bloques en que organizamos los bienes nocimiento de patrimonio cultural a todo lo que es- partir del juicio que la propia gente haga de ellos. Es- Cultural Venezolano 2004-2006 que constituye el primer culturales: los objetos, lo construido, la creación indi- tá debidamente registrado, y publicado como tal, to significa que el Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural abre producto de este censo. Este catálogo está conformado vidual, la tradición oral y las manifestaciones colecti- por el Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural; queda en sus ojos y oídos, su gusto y su tacto y sobre todo su in- por 336 cuadernos, uno por cada municipio de Vene- vas. Para una mejor comprensión del lector su defini- consecuencia, protegido por esta ley todo su conte- telecto a la captación de la riqueza escénica y cromá- zuela, pero hay otros productos. Uno de ellos es la ver- ción está contenida en cada una de las portadillas nido. De esta manera, posteriormente a su publica- tica de los bailes y festividades ceremoniales de nues- sión digital del catálogo que saldrá por cada una de las que conforma cada cuaderno. ción, el Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural está proce- tro pueblo; al sonido, unas veces rítmico otras melodio- entidades federales, es decir, en 24 discos compactos. En cuanto a su distribución, una primera edi- diendo a realizar las diligencias pertinentes para so, de sus instrumentos tradicionales; a la comprensión En ellos se podrá ver y oír la música, los bailes
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