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Fundación Schlegel was constituted on December, 5th 2002 in a solemn ceremony presided over by the Honourable President of the Extremadura Government Mr Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra . |
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Engagement with culture through the co-operation with the maintenance of the rich cultural heritage from our ancestors which we wish to pass over onto future generation as our legacy.
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Engagement with the creation of new cultural initiatives through the sponsorship of Science and Arts, key factors for peoples' development.
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Engagement with Extremadura, as a grateful tribute to the birthland of our wines with no disregards towards our fond feelings for Spain and the rest of world.
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Social Engagement by assisting the social needs which the Fundación may be able to take care of.
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It leaded the only private initiative in Extremadura in order to gather funds and help those people affected by the catastrophe of the Prestige ship (Galicia, January, 2003).
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Organization and sponsorship of the Summer Seminar of the University of Extremadura on “The Senses of Wines”, held in our facilities (Almendralejo, July 14 th -18 th , 2003) with the attendance of over 100 students, lectured by professors in universities in Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Chili and Uruguay.
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Award Delivery Ceremony: The “Bronze Harvester” Award has been granted to Olivenza Town Hall (1st edition); Honourable Mr Joaquim Verissimo Serrão (2nd edition); to the master of journalists Mr Tico Medina (3rd edition); to Honourable Mr Juan Antonio Samaranch, Marquis de Samaranch (4th edition) and Mr Curro Romero, bullfighter (5th edition). This award recognizes their work in favour of the approach and the brotherhood between peoples;
H.H. John Paul II (6th
edition), award which was accepted but the
unfortunate outcome of his illness prevented, in the
very last minute, the delivery; Honourable Mr Mijail
Gorbachov (7th edition); Honourable Mr José de
Zamoyski y Borbón, Borbón y Borbón.
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Publisher, alongside with the Regional Extremaduran Government of the “Libro y Registro de la Bodega del Monasterio de Guadalupe” [Register Book of the Winery of the Monastery of Guadeloupe], facsímile edition of the original dated 1520, making this anonymous work on the wine world see the light after centuries in the shadows.
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New edition of the book “La Virgen de Guadalupe en el Mundo” [The Virgin of Guadeloupe in the World].
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Promoter of the Braille labelling for the most celebrated brands of Bodegas Viña Extremeña.
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Travelling painting exhibitions.
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Threshold Tasting Course in Bodegas Viña Extremeña's facilities.
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Purchase of new works for our museums: Botanical Garden, Contemporary Art Museum, Sacred Art Museum and Decanter Museum.
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Sponsorship of eco-art as a milestone in the new expression of culture: bioculture. A samples of this type of art is the “Latonquista” [The Tinquest] collection, by Mr Guillermo Summers, made out of tin recipients and other scrap, which is permanently exhibited in our facilities.
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Alfonso Schlegel Iglesias. |
Piedad
Schlegel Iglesias. |
Sr. D. Juan Carlos Moreno Piñero
GENERAL MANAGER |
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President and Vicepresident, they are the receivers of family tradition and the Fundación's promoters. |
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D. José Santacana Domenech
ACADEMIA TASTAVINS DE
SANT HUMBERT.
Vilafranca del Penedés-based cultural association founded in order to spread out knowledge about the value of wine as a channel for friendship, honour and mutual help. |
D. José Mª Ramirez Morán
ALMENDRALEJO CITY HALL.
International City of wine since 1987, it is a wise town which has successfully joined business entrepeneurship with cultural activities. |
Excmo. Sr.
D. Feliciano Correa Gamero. Ph.D. of History and current member of the Academia of Extremadura (Arts Academy), he is an enthusiast and a promoter of the architectural and cultural heritage of Extremadura. |
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D. Antonio Ventura Díaz Díaz
EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF YUSTE FUNDATION.
Private cultural fundation which has been relentlessly working for the approach between Europe and Extremadura through culture. |
Dª. Mª. Victoria López Vázquez
MEDICUS MUNDI.
It is an organisation responsible for the management of health projects in developing countries, from which over seven million people directly benefit and so do another thirteen million, indirectly. |
Exmo. Sr.
D. Eduardo
Naranjo Martínez.
Unanimously regarded as one of the greatest Spanish contemporary painters, his pictorial work is praised all over the world and he is also known as "master of perfect drawing". |
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Excmo. Sr. D. Joaquín Verissimo
Serrão.
Highly worlwide appraised medievalist, he has been awarded, among other distinctions, the Prince of Asturias Prize for Social Science.
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Dª. María Reynolds Schlegel
SECRETARY OF THE BOARD |
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