The Councillor of Historical Patrimony, Inma Blazquez, proceed to apply for a grant for the restoration of the Fountain Square, known as the "Source Juan de Uzeta", located in the Plaza de la Constitution.
This monument dating from the eighteenth century has a great cultural and historical value for our city and forms the perfect complement to other tourist reference Totana, as is the Tower of the Church of Santiago.
It is therefore necessary to request resources for restoration and conservation.
The Source of baroque style, is also very important because of its origins, as "born" a vital necessity as was the supply of drinking water for the inhabitants of the city.
A work of hydraulic engineering of the time in which the careful artistic aesthetic carried out by the author observed.
Although the Source is now known as "Source Juan de Uzeta", the truth is that the sculptor to whom we owe one of our most precious works is the totanero, Silvestre Martinez, who attributed other works such as the Aqueduct Ollerías or paintings chapel of Santa Eulalia.
Unfortunately after the passage of the years without any action on the Source made, the state of conservation of this important historical reference has eroded surfaces, cracks, deterioration of plumbing fixtures and appearance of marble veiled, among others.
Since the City Council lacks the financial means to undertake the actions for restoration, enhancement and adjustment of the monument, we ask the Autonomous Community to provide us the means to carry it out, as we consider urgent intervention to the deterioration He is suffering this totanera work and requires immediate action.
From the Department of Heritage, we are confident that the application of this aid will be reciprocated, as well as evidence on the need for intervention options at the Source, we have the commitment of the President of the Region, Pedro Antonio Sánchez, who personally he agreed with the Mayor;
Juan Jose Canovas, to give us the necessary assistance for the recovery of this important monument totanero when it exposed him to the emergency of it.
