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III Congreso De Las Academias Andaluzas (Cádiz, 6 III CONGRESO DE ACADEMIAS DE ANDALUCIA CADIZ, 6-8 Octubre 1983 COMUNICACIONES A LAS PONENCIAS I.S.B.N. - En trámite Depósito Legal eA. 549 - 1986 Imprime: «LA VOZ» - P. Ejército, 38 - San Fernando MEMORIA DE SECRETARIA En el II Congreso de Academias de Andalucía celebrado en Córdoba, fue designada la Real Academia de Medicina y Cirugía de Cádiz, en la persona de su Presidente, Excmo. Sr. Don Fernando Muñoz Ferrer, para organizar el III Congreso, cuya celebración ha tenido lugar los días 6, 7 Y 8 de Octubre del pasado año 1983. Desde el primer momento fue deseo del Presidente del Congreso, Dr. Muñoz Ferrer, el que en su organización se integrasen las Academias que tienen su sede en la provincia de Cádiz, es decir, participarían en su organización la Real Academia de Bellas Artes y Real Academia Hispano Americana de Cádiz, Academia de Ciencias, Letras y Artes de San Romualdo de San Fernando y Academia Jerezana de San Dionisio de Ciencias, Letras y Artes. Se constituyó un COMITE DE HONOR cuya Presidencia fue aceptada por S.M. el Rey de España, D. Juan Carlos I, entrando a formar parte del mismo las siguientes autoridades: Excmo. Sr. Presidente de la Junta de Andalucía. Excmo. Sr. Capitán General de la Zona Marítima del Estrecho. Excmo. Sr. Consejero de Cultura de la Junta de Andalucía. Excmo. Sr. Gobernador Civil de la Provincia. Excmo. Sr. Presidente de la Audiencia Provincial. Excmo. Sr. Fiscal Jefe de la Audiencia Provincial. Excmo. y Rvdmo. Sr. Obispo de Cádiz y Ceuta. Excmo. Sr. Presidente de la Diputación Provincial. Excmo. Sr. Gobernador Militar de la Plaza y Provincia. Excmo. Sr. Rector Magfco. de la Universidad de Cádiz. Excmo. Sr. Vice-Almirante-General del Arsenal de la Carraca. Excmo. Sr. Contra-Almirante Director del Observatorio de Marina. Excmo. Sr. Alcalde de Cádiz. Iltmo. Sr. Alcalde de Jerez de la Frontera. Iltmo. Sr. Alcalde de San Fernando. Iltmo. Sr. Director Provincial de Cultura. Iltmo. Sr. Director Provincial de Educación y Ciencia. Iltmo. Sr. Jefe Provincial de Turismo. Iltmo. Sr. Decano de la Facultad de Medicina. Para atender a la organización del Congreso se creó un Comité, bajo la Presidencia del Excmo. Sr. don Fernando Muñoz Ferrer, Presidente a su vez de la Real Academia de Medicina y Cirugía de Cádiz, e integrado por los siguientes Iltmos. Sres. Académicos: VICE-PRESIDENTES: Excmo. Sr. don Eduardo Gener Cuadrado, Presidente de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de Cádiz y Presidente de la Academia de Ciencias, Letras y Artes de San Romualdo, de San Fernando (Cádiz). Excmo. Sr. don Antonio Orozco Acuaviva, Director de la Real Academia Hispano Americana de Ciencias, Letras y Artes, de Cádiz. Excmo. Sr. don Valentín Gavala Calderón, Presidente de la Academia Jerezana de San Dionisio de Ciencias, Artes y Letras, de Jerez de la Frontera. SECRETARIO-GENERAL: Iltmo. Sr. don Manuel Otero Gómez-Quintero. VICE-SECRETARIO GENERAL: Iltmo. Sr. don Enrique Azagra Rodríguez. TESORERO: Iltmo. Sr. don Germán Caos Roldan. VOCALES: Iltmo. Sr. don Pablo Antón Solé, de la Real Academia Provincial de Bellas Artes, de Cádiz. Iltmo. Sr. don Manuel Accame de Campos, de la Real Academia Provincial de Bellas Artes, de Cádiz. Iltmo. Sr. don José Pettenghi Estrada, de la Real Academia Provincial de Bellas Artes, de Cádiz. Iltmo. Sr. don José Mira Gutiérrez, de la Real Academia de Medicina y Cirugía, de Cádiz. Iltmo. Sr. don Manuel A. Rendón de Luna y González, de la Real Academia Hispano Americana, de Cádiz. Iltmo. Sr. don Juan Bohórquez Sargatal, de la Academia de San Romualdo de Ciencias, Letras y Artes, de San Fernando. Iltmo. Sr. don Julián Blasco Moyano, de la Academia de San Romualdo de Ciencias, Letras y Artes, de San Fernando. Iltmo. Sr. don Enrique Bitaubé Núfiez, de la Academia de San Dionisio de Ciencias, Artes y Letras, de Jerez de la Frontera. Iltmo. Sr. don Francisco Fernández García-Figueras, de la Academia de San Dionisio de Ciencias, Artes y Letras, de Jerez de la Frontera. Iltmo. Sr. don José Manuel Benítez del Castillo, de la Academia de San Dionisio de Ciencias, Artes y Letras, de Jerez de la Frontera. El desarrollo del Congreso, cuya sede se ubicó en el Hotel Atlántico de Cádiz, ha constituido un relevante éxito, tanto por el número de Académicos asistentes, por sus aportaciones científicas que recogemos en esta memoria y por la convivencia y hermandad, desarrollada en sus actos sociales. En la organización de los diversos actos programados, se compartió la labor entre las Academias Gaditanas, la de San Fernando y la de Jerez de la Frontera, de ahí que el desarrollo de los actos del primer día del Congreso tuviesen lugar en Cádiz capital, el segundo día lo fue en Jerez de la Frontera y el tercer día y último en San Fernando. La sesión inaugural tuvo lugar el día 6 a las 13 horas en el Salón Regio de la Excma. Diputación Provincial, bajo la Presidencia del Excmo. Sr. Consejero de Cultura de la Junta de Andalucía, don Rafael Román, que ostentaba la representación del Excmo. Sr. Presidente de la Junta de Andalucía, acompañándole en la Presidencia, Autoridades provinciales, locales, Presidente del Congreso y en lugar destacado los Presidentes y Secretarios de las Academias de Andalucía. Las Sesiones Científicas en las que se expusieron las ponencias asignadas a las Academias y numerosas comunicaciones que aportaron los Sres. Académicos asistentes, tuvieron lugar en la Sede del Congreso, Hotel Atlántico en el curro del primer día, en la sede de la Academia de San Dionisio el segundo día y en la Casa de la Cultura de San Fernando en el último día, celebrándose a continuación la Asamblea General de las Academias Andaluzas. La Sesión de Clausura tuvo lugar el día 8 a las 20,30 horas en el Salón de Grados de la Facultad de Medicina de Cádiz, y al finalizar la misma en el Casino Bahía de Cádiz, en el Puerto de Santa María, tuvo lugar la cena de clausura, siéndole entregadas durante la misma, a las Academias Andaluzas, placa conmemorativa de este III Congreso. Dentro del desarrollo de los actos sociales, hemos de destacar, la asistencia de los Sres. Congresistas a la Inauguración de la Exposición de Académicos Pintores (1789-1983), organizada por la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de Cádiz, en su sede del Museo Provincial, así como visita al Museo Arqueológico. Digno de resaltar es la cariñosa acogida que nos fue dispensada por la Marina Española en los diversos actos que tuvieron lugar en la ciudad de San Fernando. Se inició en la mañana del tercer día, con recepción dada en el palacio de Capitanía General donde el Excmo. Sr. Capitán General de la Zona Marítima del Estrecho recibió y compartió con los miembros del Congreso. A continuación y en visita al Panteón de Marinos Ilustres se ofrendó una corona de laurel por el Presidente y Secretario del Congreso, ante el altar mayor de dicho Panteón. Se giró visita al Arsenal de la Carraca donde fuimos recibidos por el Almirante-Jefe, Excmo. Sr. don Cabina Aranda Carranza, el cual nos acompañó a un paseo marítimo por los caños del Arsenal. Tras un lunch en la cámara de oficiales, acto de fraternal camaredería donde fuimos cordialmente atendidos por el Almirante-Jefe se regresó a San Fernando donde en la Casa de la Cultura se reanudaron las sesiones científicas y tuvo lugar la Asamblea General de Academias. Hemos de resaltar la cariñosa acogida que nos dispensó en todo momento la Armada Española, en los actos señalados y en la visita que se giró también al Observatorio de Marina donde fuimos recibidos por el Contralmirante Director y personal técnico del mismo. Es obligado expresar nuestro más profundo agradecimiento a todo el personal de la Armada, que nos depararon tan agradable jornada del Congreso. Con la colaboración de la Caja de Ahorros de Cádiz que nos aportó su magnífico Grupo de Danzas, tuvo lugar el día 6, primero del Congreso, cena en el Hotel Atlántico con participación también de Comparsa Gaditana que deleitó a los asistentes, con esas peculiaridades que acreditan al carnaval gaditano. Queremos por último expresar nuestro reconocimiento a todos los Sres. Académicos que nos honraron con su presencia y con sus aportaciones científicas, alcanzando con ello, el III Congreso de Academias de Andalucía, el rango elevado que todos esperábamos. El Secretario General del Congreso DISCURSO DEL EXCMO. SR. PRESIDENTE DEL CONGRESO EN EL ACTO INAUGURAL SALUTACION: Excmos. e Iltmos. Sres., Ilustres Sres. Académicos, Sras. y Sres. Hoy te recibimos viejo amigo, andaluz de nuestra tierra, con las mejores galas que Cádiz puede ofrecerte, unidos en estrecho lazo, la ciencia, el arte, la política, la milicia y la Iglesia, y todo ello formando una bella sinfonía en blanco y azul, que es la divisa de nuestra ciudad, enmarcada en la esmeralda de nuestro mar, con olor a viejas maderas y especies de nuestras Indias y con las cracolas tronantes de nuestras sirenas, cantando tanguillos de Cádiz. Venís hermanos andaluces cargados de ciencia y de arte, a esta bella bahía a la que el Sol mojaba sus cabellos encendidos, abrevaba sus caballos de fuego, paraba y hacía noche. Venís a convivir con este viejo espíritu de la posada del Sol, como decía Estacio, donde vas a encontrar junto a su trimilenaria antigüedad «pues Cádiz juega a los milenios, como otras ciudades juegan a los siglos», donde nació el primer alfabeto de Occidente, donde se aprendió a recoger la miel, que dio dulzura a nuestras mujeres, donde aparece la primera peineta del Guadalquivir donde las sirenas cantan siempre, porque no saben llorar, donde hasta Gutiérrez de Cetina, encontraba las raíces de la Madre de Dios, donde para José María Pemán, en la lotería de Dios, le tocó a Cádiz, la alegría y donde Murciano exclamaba, soy la sal del mundo, me llamo Cai.
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