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ABOUT THE TIERRAQUEMADA CELTIBERIAN CULTURAL ASSOCIATION: The Tierraquemada Celtiberian Cultural Association of Garray, Soria, Spain, aims to spread and promote the Celtiberian and Numantine historical and cultural assets. All performances we carry on, as well as all other activities performed by the Association, are a tribute to the Numantine population that, in defense of their own freedom, stood in front of the almighty Roman Legions, reaching extreme limits when they opted for sacrificing their own lives instead of submitting to Rome and loosing their freedom. RECENT PRESS RELEASES:
The Tierraquemada Celtiberian Cultural Association of Garray, Soria, Spain, will participate this year in "Tarraco viva", important international event about the ols Roman world, organized by the Tarragona (Spain) Museum and City Hall. The Tierraquemada Association will have, for the first time, its own booth, where the Association will carry out promotional and spread activities about Re-enactment of Numantine Wars, performed by the Assotiation every year on the last Saturday of July in Garray, Soria, Spain; the Association will also promote the Celtiberian Cultural Week KELTIBEROI 2004 to be celebrated in Soria, Spain, between August 30 and September 5 2004; the "Celtiberian Trail", organized by the Government of the Province of Soria will also be promoted. Tarraco Viva is a prestigious event, in wich participation is only by invitation of the organizers, for what the participant must have carried out an important work around the spread of historical references of the old Roman world, as well as high levels of historical precision in those activities; some of the most important world-wide re-enactment groups will participate, and will be coming from remote locations in Spain, but also from the UK, France, Hungary and other countries. On top of this participation, the Tierraquemada Celtiberian Cultural Association has also organized a cultural trip for its members, to visit the Tarraco Viva exhibition and the city of Tarragona. About 60 people will participate in the trip. ------------------ ONE MONTH + OLD PRESS RELEASES ---------------------------------------------- February 2, 2004 - The Tierraquemada Celtiberian Cultural Association successfully completes its participation at FITUR 2004. Garray, February 2, 2004 .- The Tierraquemada Celtiberian Cultural Association participated over the past week-end in FITUR, International Tourism Trade Show, held in Madrid, Spain. On Friday January 30, and Saturday 31, 120 members of the Tierraquemada Association performed, dressed like Numantines, at the Tourist Board and the Historical Re-Enactment Association booths.
CONGRATULATIONS The President of the Regional Government of Castilla y León, Mr. Juan Vicente Herrera, the President of the Provincial Government, Mr. Efrén Martínez, Major of Soria, Mrs. Encarnación Redondo and many other personalities congratulated the Tierraquemada Association, and encouraged the Association to keep working the same way in the future.
We would like to reiterate, on behalf of all our members, our gratitude, and dare to request an even closer and fruitful collaboration in the future, what will benefit the Soria and Castilla y León population, as well as its general development with which we all feel commited. Sincerely, Alberto Santamaría, President
Dressed with Celtiberian clothes and armaments, this group of Numantines decided "to help promoting, with no special interest, another piece of the Celtiberian Culture, as Gastronomy, by setting at these Celtiberian gastronomic day", as those Numantines said. This Rural House in Casarejos, Soria, had just announced the First Celtiberian Gastronomic Days to a group of journalists, organized with advise from the Tierraquemada Celtiberian Cultural Association and Dr. Alfredo Jimeno, Director of the Archaeological Site of Numantia, to create and ellaborate menus. The owner of the restaurant did not get notice of this "celebrity customers visit", but showed grateful for this initiative. The Tierraquemada Celtiberian Cultural Association considers it is very important to promote Celtiberian identity signals as signals that belong to the province of Soria, provided the historical and cultural significance Numantia had 2,200 years ago, as the "Capital of Celtiberia".
Members of the Tierraquemada Celtiberian Cultural Association performed as actors in this chapter of the TV series, who played more than 220 roles as celtiberian warriors, slaves, roman soldiers and many other characters, performing all kind of actions about every day life, battles, work at minery, etc. Men, women, children... everybody participated in the chapter. In the morning, managers of the TV series, and the Tierraquemada Association, will present this chapter to the media and authorities, at the Tirso de Molina Hall, in Soria, and will provide details about the TV series, performances, filming... and the preview of a summary of the chapter. In the evening, members of the Tierraquemada Association - currently more than 220 - will have the opportunity to preview the chapter they worked for, being the main actors.
This fifth chapter, focused on the Celtiberian age and the roman occupation of the Iberian peninsula, titled "Hispania, a product of Rome", was filmed with significant participation of members of the Tierraquemada Celtiberian Association, over the past month of September. A TV team moved to the village of Garray, where they installed hair-dressing, make-up, clothing and coordination resources, and from where, every day during two weeks, "actors" moved to the recording and filming nearby locations. Pedro Antonio Muñoz and Ana Sotillos were in charge of the staging, casting and performace coordination from the Tierraquemada Association, and worked closely with the team responsible for TV filming. The Spanish TV team declared having been really satisfied with the outcome, help from the Association and local authorities, as well as with the attitude from thise "sudden" actors, what greatly facilitated all filming tasks. During those two weeks, more than 100 members of the Tierraquemada Association played more than 220 roles in different scenes of the chapter that, tonight, will be showed to the entire territory of Spain. Some of the most significant scenes are those about Celtiberians emboscading Roman legions, Celtiberian slaves working, or a Celtiberian warrior, horse-back riding with the head of a Roman Tribune hanging from his hand. So, on Tuesday evening, soria will be the main actor of History, the same way it was Numantia 22 centuries ago, reviving those important chapters of our history. |
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Tierraquemada
Celtiberian Cultural Association Communication
Office You can contact us by e-mail,
at media@numantinos.com 
RECEPTION
TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REGIONAL GOVERNMENT.
Numantine warriors, on Friday morning
performed a reception to the President
of the Regional Government, Mr. Juan Vicente
Herrera, with the greeting "Good health,
Herrera, head of the Duero river tribes",
wellcoming him to "Numantia, the capital
of Celtiberia". Afterwards, a group of
Numantine warrior escorted the President
in the booth, and said good bye to him,
when leaving after the President had luch
at FITUR. 
CELEBRITIES
AND PERSONALITIES Many personalities,
well known and famous people, actors and
singers decided getting pictures together
with the group of Numanite warriors at
the Castilla y laón booth, after getting
detailed explanations about Numantia,
its history and activities of the Tierraquemada
Association. Members of "UPA Dance", "Café
Quijano", TV series actors and politicians
were some of those photographed. 
HISTORICAL
AND CULTURAL PROMOTION On Saturday, January
31, Numantines carried on different performances
both at the Castilla y León Government
booth and at the Historical Re-enactment
Association booth. Confrontation performances
between Numantines and Romans more than
2000 years ago were watched by hundreds
of visitors who came closer attracted
by the sound of "Numantine Horns" what,
playing all the time, became a permanent
reference of Numantia and the Celtiberians
for all visitors to the trade show. During
its performaces and parades, the Tierraquemada
Cultural Associacion handed out 30,000
issues of a magazine that details the
history of the Numantine War and its fatal
outcome, excavation and Archaeological
Site of Numantia, the Tierraquemada Association
activities and tourism and industrial
resources available in the region, to
facilitate potential visitors´arrival.
Local, regional and national media echoed
this Numantine presence in Madrid over
the past week-end at FITUR. 
February
3, 2004 - Gratitude to Authorities for
their support during FITUR 2004 Soria,
February 3, 2004.- The Tierraquemada Celtiberian
Cultural Association is grateful for the
support, help and messages of encouragement
received from local, provincial and regional
authorities during its participation in
FITUR, on January 30 and 31. The Association
is pleased to count on the support from
representatives and institutions, what
will, no question, contribute to the spread
of the cultural and historical Numantine
and Celtiberian assets, main focus for
this Association. 
February
21, 2004. - A GROUP OF TIERRAQUEMADA CELTIBERIANS
PARTICIPATES IN THE CELTIBERIAN GASTRONOMIC
DAY IN CASAREJOS, SORIA, SPAIN. Casarejos,
February 21, 2004.- Due to the announcement
of the first "Celtiberian Gastronomic
Days" at the Rural House “Cabaña Real
de Carreteros”, in the village of Casarejos,
Soria, a group of "Celtiberians" from
the Tierraquemada Celtiberian Cultural
Association showed up at the restaurant,
with no previous notice, "to enjoy the
Celtiberian food", while being watched
by the amazed other customers who were
at the restaurant. 
February
25, 2004 – TELEVISION ESPAÑOLA (SPANISH
TV) AND THE TIERRAQUEMADA CELTIBERIAN
CULTURAL ASSOCIATION PRESENT, IN SORIA,
SPAIN, A CHAPTER OF THE TV SERIES "MEMORIA
DE ESPAÑA" (MEMORY OF SPAIN), FOCUSED
ON THE CELTIBERIAN AGE, FILMED IN NUMANTIA,
TITLED "HISPANIA, A PRODUCT OF ROME".
Soria, February 26, 2004.- Next Friday,
February 27, Televisión Española (Spanish
National TV) and the Tierraquemada Celtiberian
Cultural Association, in collaboration
with the Castilla y León Regional Government,
Soria Province Government, Town Hall of
Soria and Town Hall of Garray, will perform,
in soria, the official presentation of
the chapter from the TV series "Memoria
de España" (Memory of Spain), focused
on the Celtiberian age and the roman occupation,
titled "Hispania, a product of Rome",
filmed in the village of Garray, Archaeological
Site of Numantia, Valonsadero mount and
other surrounding locations. 
March
1, 2004. – NEXT TUESDAY TELEVISION ESPAÑOLA
(SPANISH NATIONAL TV) WILL SHOW A CHAPTER
OF THE TV SERIES "MEMORIA DE ESPAÑA" (MEMORY
OF SPAIN) STARRED BY THE TIERRAQUEMADA
CELTIBERIAN CULTURAL ASSOCIATION.
Soria, March 1, 2004 .- Next Tuesday,
March 2, at 10 pm, Televisión Española
(Spanish National TV) will show the fifth
chapter of the new TV Series "Memoria
de España", filmed in the village of Garray,
Archaeological Site of Numantia, Valonsadero
mount and other surrounding locations.
