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History and People

Many are the voices that can speak about present and future of Ponteceso Sea. There are also many others that can speak about a not so far past that highlights a “cormelán” explorer in the South Seas, the cabotage tradition or the intensity of the overseas trade flowing to the Anllóns estuary.

Nor should we forget about the tradition of fishing and cabotage. The vast majority of Corme people made a living with the merchant marine and the vast majority of Corme boats were devoted to freight. In the Retirees Club of the town, the old sailors who now play cards or dominoes sailed for part of last century or worked in cabotage sailing. The ships carried clay to the Mediterranean and returned with salt or tiles. A similar vessels than for many years before, during the end of s. XIX, sailed the estuary from Latvia or Argentina to the commercial port directed by Cesáreo Pondal, brother of the poet, just opposite his house.

Admiral Francisco Antonio Mourelle de la Rúa

Admiral Francisco Antonio Mourelle de la Rúa

According to American historian Donald C. Cutter relationships and maps of the expedition of Admiral Mourelle de la Rúa through the Pacific Ocean "put he to the same height as the captains Cook, Bougainville, Malaspina y La Pérouse ". Mourelle also participated in the exploration of Alaska in the eighteenth century being the last great epic of the Spanish Armada.

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José Manuel Ferreiro Chans, historian

José Manuel Ferreiro Chans, president of AAVV de Corme

José Manuel Ferreiro Chans, president of AAVV Eduardo Pondal, keeps "Corme in the heart," as he tells us in his article. Collector of his village local history from an early age, in his personal files saves hundreds of old photos and documents of great value on characters like Admiral Mourelle de la Rúa also presented in this section “Living Voices”.

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Jaime Valdés Parga, Pondal family heir

Jaime Valdés Parga, Pondal family heir

Jaime Valdes Parga is the current owner of the poet Eduardo Pondal birthplace. The ancient house is located next to the river and the Anllóns bridge, symbol of the municipality of Ponteceso. From the family archives came his book: "Ponteceso, how a village was built" (2009) in which he chronicles the village development because of Cesáreo Pondal´s leadership.

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