The deputy delegate of the Government in A Coruña, María Rivas, intervened in the inauguration of the Pazo Martelo in the town hall of Rianxo, a historic building, declared Ben of Cultural Interest (BIC) that will once again house the municipal library.
This completes the rehabilitation project approved in 2022 by the Ministry of Transport Mobility and Urban Agenda, which was financed through the Public Buildings Promotion and Rehabilitation Program (PIREP) with 978,710 euros, from the funds of the Recovery Plan.
The opening ceremony was also attended by Sandra González, architect and project writer, Valentín González Formoso, President of the Provincial Council and the mayor of the town, Julian Bustelo.
María Rivas pointed out the works, they were financed equally between the Government and the City Council so the total amount of the work, amounted to almost two million euros.
Among the improvements undertaken were the improvement of energy efficiency, accessibility to the property with the installation of an elevator; ending the problems of leaks thanks to the replacement of the roof, recovering the traditional façade, and modifying the distribution of spaces to improve the services offered to citizens, expanding the reading area, the storage space and enabling research posts. “From today you have not only a restored first order monument, but also a more comfortable, versatile and accessible space,” he said.
The deputy delegate highlighted the role of the Rianxo City Council, both of this corporation and of the previous one, “which was able to meet and respond to the demands of its neighbors and neighbors and take advantage of the unique opportunity represented by the funds of the Government Recovery Plan to transform small municipalities and contribute to their future.”
The subdelegate stressed that the town of Rianxo “emanates culture from all its corners”, remembering that it is the birthplace of Dieste and Catelao, it houses the Casa Museo Manuel Antonio, and also has the Cándido bookstore one of the oldest in Spain.
In his speech he referred to the historical past of the pazo itself, which has linked its origins to the politician and poet, Paio Gómez Chariño, pointing out that after “dark times, which condemned him to abandonment, until the City Council decided to acquire it in 1974, a year after being declared Ben of Cultural Interest, to dedicate it to the figure of Castelao” and on the 50th anniversary of that first rehabilitation, “the City Council, with the help of this Government, again bets to bring this historic building back to life” for use and enjoyment of the entire neighborhood of Rianxo.
He concluded by pointing out that the pazo will be “a point of reference, not only for Rianxo, but for the whole region of Barbanza. A space full of life and creativity” an intergenerational place where young people coexist with older people, and in short, a door open to culture and knowledge.