“On this site was located, from 1885, the foundry of Don Salvador Pinaquy Ducasse (later Casa Sancena), where much of the traditional street furniture of Pamplona“. This is the text of commemorative plaque discovered this morning in Calle Mayor 14, coinciding with the 150th anniversary of the rising waters in Pamplona imagined by Pinaquy during the blockade of the city carried out by the Carlist troops several months between the years 1874 and 1875.
He Mayor of Pamplona, Joseba Asiron Saezand the Planning Commission participated in the act of tribute that the Town Hall has prepared to recognize the importance of his figure and also that of his heritage, since in this foundry for which he was responsible many traditional elements of the city’s street furniture were createdlike the lion fountains, the Zarauz type benches or the grilles with the shield. A round table, a photocall and an institutional declaration complete the activities planned today and, in the case of the photocall, will continue until Sunday.
In a critical moment during the Carlist blockade from 1874, Pinaquy He stood out for his ingenuity and courage when carrying out a emergency project to restore water supply to the city, which had been cut off by the besiegers of Pamplona.
With a quick and efficient solution, managed to pump water from a spring near the Caparroso mill to a reservoir, which allowed Pamplona to resist until the final lifting of the blockade in 1875. It was on November 6, 1874 that water flowed again from the fountains of Pamplona after this engineering work. This achievement constituted an important milestone in the history of the city and the figure of Salvador Pinaquy was recognized 150 years ago with the presentation of a commemorative gold medal by the Town Hall.
Institutional declaration to pay tribute to the figure of Pinaquy
The Urban Planning Commission which met this Wednesday approved a institutional declaration to “pay tribute to Salvador Pinaquy Ducasse for his relevant contribution to the growth of the city”recognizing how his work and legacy are still appreciated in the elements of Pamplona’s street furniture. The Town Hall is also committed to “devoting a public space to Salvador Pinaquy Ducasse, symbolizing the city’s gratitude to his legacy”.
The declaration glosses the figure of Salvador Pinaquy Ducasseborn in Bayonne in 1817 and died in 1890 in his house on Calle Mayor 14 in Pamplona. At the age of 31, he arrived from his native country to Pamplona with José Sarvi, with whom he founded the company Salvador Pinaquy y Compañía in 1850, dedicated to foundry and blacksmithing, with a specialty in construction and assembly of agricultural machinery. The workshop was located in the Caparroso mill area.
Among other jobs, the workshop made the iron columns of the current guardhouse of the Santo Domingo slope (current Espacio SanFermIN! Espazioa) or the elevation system of the Portal de Francia. In addition, she was responsible for designing and creating most of the minor heritage elements that decorated the city in the early years of 19th century industrialization.
A few years after the Carlist blockade, Pinaquy He acquired a building on Calle Mayor (then number 40, now number 14), into which he moved his house and in the patio of which he installed a warehouse for his business. He married Antonia Sancena Vergara and had a son, Salvador, who died shortly after him.
He the business then passed to his brother-in-lawwho founded the company Sucesores de Pinaquy y Cía in 1894. In the 40s of the 20th century, SL Casa Sancena was created, successor to Pinaquy, which maintained its activity devoting itself to the production of street furniture. Casa Sancena is hidden, for example, behind the lion gates or the green fountains with lion heads.
Conference on industrialization and photocall in the corridor of City Hall
In the afternoon, at 7:30 p.m. at the Nuevo Casino in Pamplona, a round table on the figure of Salvador Pinaquy and the promotion of the first industrialization of Pamplona. The round table will have Víctor Manuel Egia and Pedro del Guayo as speakers and will be moderated by the Mayor of Pamplona, Joseba Asiron Saez. Access to this session is free, until capacity is reached.
To complete this tributePamplona City Hall has prepared a photocall in the corridor of the City Hall. Against the backdrop of an image of the Plaza del Castillo, different characteristic elements of the city will be placed in the corridor, such as a lion fountain, a balustrade or two Zarauz-type benches, so that anyone who wishes can take a souvenir photo . . The photocall will be open to the public from this Wednesday until Friday November 8 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RISE OF THE WATERS IN PAMPLONA
- Wednesday November 6
- 7:30 p.m. New Casino in Pamplona. Round table. “Salvador Pinaquy and the dynamics of the first industrialization of Pamplona”. Speakers: Víctor Manuel Egia and Pedro del Guayo. Moderator: Joseba Asiron Saez
- From Wednesday November 6 to Sunday November 10
- Photocall focused on the legacy of Pinaquy. Town Hall Corridor
- Hours: Wednesday, November 6 to Friday, November 8, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
