On Friday, October 29, 2021 at 7:30 p.m., the presentation was made, in the room of the Marquis de la Mina ceded for the occasion by the Castle Consortium due to the difficulties of displacement of the winner. The winner was Lola Ventós, artist, gallery owner and art pedagogue. With a great attendance of the public, Lola’s partners, family and friends who made her feel accompanied, the act of appointment of character of the year was emotional. The president of the association, César Barrenechea, welcomed the attendees and said a few words. Then the art historian, Mariona Seguranyes, took the floor, who made a gloss of the winner. We can listen to all the interventions in the video of this same post.
On Friday, June 25, 2021 at 7:30 p.m., the presentation was made, at the headquarters of Amics del Castell de Sant Ferran, of the character of the year 2020 that fell on Ms. Mariona Seguranyes, Art Historian, and who due to the circumstances of the pandemic could not be done during the feast of "The Moon and the Stars" that we normally celebrate during the month of July. The premises of the headquarters were prepared with all the measures marked by the health authorities, basically masks and safety distance. The president, César Barrenechea, welcomed the attendees and the participants of the table to whom he then gave the word. Then Fede Luque, Vice President and Head of Culture explained the details of the process of appointing the winner. Then Santi Coll praised the winner by reviewing all her performances for culture and for Figueres. And then the winner thanked the award and gave a small conference that we can hear in the video that was broadcast live. He finally signed in the book of honour of the Association.
This Friday, October 16, 2020 at 11 a.m., the project “Friends of the Castle of Sant Ferran” was presented at the Amics del Castell de Sant Ferran headquarters. The premises of the headquarters were prepared with all the measures of the health authorities, assistance control, hand washing, masks and safety distance. The president, César Barrenechea, welcomed the attendees. He then explained that the statutes of the association, in Article 3 on its purposes, says that this fantastic fortress must be made known. He listed some of the activities that are normally carried out: exhibitions, presentations, conferences, publication of a book every year, international pétanque competitions and the appointment of the character of the year. He then said the association has more and more followers on social media such as Instagram and Facebook, with thousands of followers, apart from its own website. He also commented that they intend to attract young people and have more links with the Castles and to do this, this award for high school research work has been created. Then he gave the word to the vice president and head of culture, Fede Luque, who explained some details of this project. The vice-president explains that the association Amics del Castell de Sant Ferran also wants to participate in teaching with a baccalaureate award that will allow to study and make known better the fortress with the largest bastions in Europe. He also commented that the objective of this type of research work is not exclusively to study the historical facts, military or not, that occurred in the Castle but also to study any other point of view or knowledge such as social, anthropological, cultural, tourist, architectural or technological, which will give a further boost to the promotion of our heritage. 3 prizes will be given, one of € 300 and two of € 150 and will be complemented with packs of visits to the “water cathedral” of the Castle and with souvenir gifts. The president and vice-president thanked Culture of the Figueres City Council and the Castell Consortium for the enthusiasm and collaboration in this project, and encourage all students, from all public and private centers, to choose the Castle of Sant Ferran as a reference point for their research.
