On Wednesday, June 24, the Villanueva de los Infantes City Council, with unanimous support from all political groups, approved the sister-city agreement between the city and the Portuguese municipality of Anadia, an initiative aimed at strengthening the bonds of friendship and cooperation between the two communities.

This agreement will make it possible to gradually promote 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐬 𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐬 in fields as diverse as 𝐥𝐚 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐨́𝐧, 𝐥𝐚 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚, 𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐨, the textile industry𝐚𝐥, 𝐞𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐨 𝐲 𝐥𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐨́𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥, creating synergies that benefit residents, businesses, and associations in both municipalities.

The mayor of Villanueva de los Infantes, Carmen María Montalbán, emphasized that “𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐚 𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐬 𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐣𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐣𝐮"to engage in initiatives that contribute to the development and visibility of our towns."

Precisely, 𝐮𝐧𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐨́𝐧 𝐝𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬 has 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚do 𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐚 Feira da Vinha e do Vinho (Vine and Wine Fair), held from June 19 to 28, at the invitation of the Portuguese municipality to promote some of the most representative products and traditions of our region. The following women traveled to the Portuguese town: 𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐲, 𝐓𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐬 𝐑𝐨𝐣𝐚𝐬, 𝐃𝐨𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐲 𝐥𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚 Our Lady of Antigua and 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐚́𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐯𝐚. The 𝗔𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐨́𝐧 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐚, which is raising awareness of the Pepper Fair and promoting the traditional La Mancha ratatouille through tastings, as well as a representative from the 𝐀𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐨́𝐧 𝐝𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐳 𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐨, with the goal of establishing ties and future exchanges with the Portuguese folklore group.

The presence of the Infanteña delegation at this fair marks the 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐨́𝐧, which aims to promote 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐨 𝐲 𝐥𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐨́𝐧 𝐦𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐚 𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐬, 𝐞𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐨, 𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐬 from both regions, with the hope that Anadia will soon be able to showcase the richness of its winemaking, culinary, and cultural heritage in Villanueva de los Infantes as well.

During this meeting, the agreement between the𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐨́𝐧 that both municipalities gain through this twinning, laying the foundation for a stable and lasting relationship that will enable them to develop joint projects and strengthen ties between their residents and institutions.

The mayor wished to express special thanks for the work of 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞́ 𝐈𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐨 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐲𝐨, “who has been a true matchmaker for this twinning and has successfully built bridges between two municipalities with deep traditional roots and a rich wine-growing culture. Thanks to his involvement, 𝗵𝗼𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘀 𝘂𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗼 that will allow us to highlight our strengths, 𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐝 𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐫 𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢“for our neighbors, our businesses, and our associations”