The Ministry of Culture, the Embassy of Mexico and the City Government of the National District have begun the renovation of the Fray Antón de Montesinos monument. The monument to the precursor of human rights in the Americas was donated to the country in1982 by then President Jose Lopez Portillo of Mexico.
The Ministry of Culture is supervising the works carried out by the City Government of the National District (ADN). The works include improving sidewalks and area city lighting and improved focus on surveillance, cleanliness and the rehabilitation of the internal structures in the area.
The Ministry of Culture has announced a Taino Museum will be installed in the monument to make it more attractive to national and foreign visitors. The museum operation will be coordinated by the Committee of Friends of Fray Anton de Montesinos, oversight will be provided by businessman Manuel García Arevalo, representatives of the Ministry of Culture and the Embassy of Mexico.
Minister of Culture Pedro Vergés, City Mayor David Collado and Ambassador of Mexico Carlos Tirado Zabala gave a press conference in the halls of the monument to announce the end of the abandonment of the monument. In 2015, the Vatican charged its Dominican Republic ambassador with soliciting sex from shoeshine boys that hung out at the abandoned Fray Anton de Montesinos Monument. Nuncio Josef Wesolowski would die before his trial began.
Read more in Spanish:
https://www.listindiario.com/la-republica/2017/11/22/491691/inician-obra-de-rescate-del-monumento-a-montesinos
http://voyager.dvc.edu/~mpowell/afam/montesinosadvent.pdf
23 November 2017
