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The exhibition, which is exposed at the headquarters of the Association of Residents of El Mojon, reviews the history of the coastal enclave and border between Murcia and Valencia, which also divided the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon.
The mayor of San Pedro del Pinatar, Visitation Martinez, and the president of the Association of Residents of El Mojon, Roberto Codon yesterday inaugurated an exhibition that traces the history of this border enclave, divided between the municipalities of San Pedro del Pinatar and Pillar la Horadada.
The exhibition includes historical documents, newspaper clippings and photographs that reviews the evolution of this small coastal enclave in recent decades become a destination for summer hundreds of people.
This is explained by the example that in 1304, the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon established a frontier in the field of Cartagena which ends in the town of El Pinatar, setting a bar on a rock in the sea, to be known to thereafter as El Mojon and give name to the hamlet.
Press ads also emphasize being touted in this peaceful place, images of inns and restaurants that for decades remained on the beach and San Pedro families enjoying the sea on hot summer days.
The mayor highlighted the work done by the association and particularly by Isidro Tárraga, which for months has collected documents and images of locals, the municipal museum Benifayo Baron and the municipal archives, such as Cartagena and Murcia regional file.
The exhibition, which also includes an explanatory video projection in which are the transformation of the area, both from the standpoint of social and urban, is open until August 31 at the headquarters of the association, located in Cairn Avenue, from 17:30 to 20:30 hours.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Pedro del Pinatar
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