Social networks were at the origin of a series of comments from a very harsh statement against Cibeles in Madrid. This important fountain, in which countless titles end up being celebrated and which represents a central axis of the Spanish capital, had to be particularly reactivated, in the face of certain elements that perhaps we had not even imagined until now . It is time to clearly rely on certain data and until now we would never have imagined.
The Spanish are giving a monumental review to a publication that demonstrates no knowledge of the history of Spain and Mexico. This subject, so important to everyone, will go completely unnoticed by a tourist who seems to want to create his own story. For now, he has achieved this with a viral publication that has provided notable data so far, something that we need to start taking into account and that can invite us to respond to our own story. This is the comment and the responses that were made trying to put aside certain comments about Cybele that were not true.
A Mexican says this about Cibeles
Madrid is a place that receives millions of visitors a year, perhaps until now we had not even taken into account the fact that these people had details in front of them that perhaps until now we had not even imagined. They arrive with the hope of knowing a little more about a Spain which has several points that must be taken into account.
Without a doubt, we are faced with an element that can become one that marks a before and an after. It is therefore important to arrive in any country with a minimum of history learned. Even if today the trend is to go alone or with a guide who knows what is right, without having the services of a licensed professional, I would avoid comments on social networks like those of this young man.
This man tried to tell the world that Cibeles is a copy of a source they already have in Mexico. When reality is particularly different from what we imagine. This social media expert launched a statement that was quickly filled with comments, correcting a statement that has no truth, but quite the opposite in the days ahead of us.
The Spanish give him a review that goes down in history
@paipperez Mexico is once again plagiarized. Aren’t you tired? 😴 #mexico🇲🇽 #españa🇪🇸 ♬ original sound – paipperez
Not knowing the history of the country you are visiting is serious, but not knowing the history of the country you live in is just as serious. Given the claims that we were looking at a copy from a source in Mexico, the Spanish gave it a good review of the story.
Starting with an older fountain, since Cibeles was already in Madrid when the mayor of that city offered another fountain to Mexico. Therefore, not only is it not a copy, but it inspired what is currently in this tourist’s home country.
If we want to know a little more about the history of Cybele on the Town Hall website: “The fountain of Cybele represents the Magna Mater, Mother Earth, a primordial goddess of Phrygia, whose cult was exported to Greece and which was adopted by the Romans. The classical-style goddess carries in her hands a scepter and the keys to the city as well as a tower-shaped crown, a symbol of power and protection of the city. The lions that appear in the fountain, according to mythology, are the lovers Hippomenes and Atalanta, forced to pull their chariot in the shape of lions as punishment from the goddess for desecrating her temple. The source, completed in 1781, it did not operate until 1791. A bear and a dragon, symbols of Madrid, were originally placed alongside the goddess, from whose mouth water flowed for the people of Madrid, but in 1860 they were removed. They are currently visible at the Museum of Origins in Madrid. In 1891, the fountain was moved to the center of the square, due to urban reorganization, and placed facing Puerta del Sol. With the transfer of the location, two children carrying a conch and an amphora from which water emerges were incorporated. the complex with only an ornamental function. During the Civil War, the monument suffered serious damage despite its protection. At the end of the fight, it was cleaned and restored. In 1975, the mutilated sculptural elements were replaced and in 1979 they were cleaned and a mold was made which allowed a replica to be made for Mexico City. In 1980, a new cleaning and sealing of the joints was carried out, with consolidation by application of resins, modification of the jets and replacement of lost elements anchored by stainless steel rods. Part of the rockery that surrounded the complex was also removed. In 2002, the left hand of the Goddess, which had disappeared following an act of vandalism, was restored, carved from natural stone.
