The Cajasol Foundation has announced the postponement of the "Letras en Sevilla" (Letters in Seville) events dedicated to the Spanish Civil War and organized by Arturo Pérez-Reverte and Jesús Vigorra, which were scheduled from February 2 to 5 in Seville. The decision was made following the controversy that arose due to the withdrawal of several participants, including the acclaimed writer David Uclés.
ANNOUNCEMENT: THE ‘LETTERS IN SEVILLE’ CYCLE POSTPONES THE CELEBRATION OF ITS XI EDITION TO NEXT AUTUMN. pic.twitter.com/XSLp9YF100
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The cycle, titled 1936: The War We All Lost?, had already generated controversy a few days ago when writer David Uclés announced his withdrawal from the event, stating he did not want to share a billing with figures such as former Prime Minister José María Aznar and former Vox deputy, Iván Espinosa de los Monteros. "I cannot see myself on the same poster as these two individuals," he declared on his Instagram account.
"On the one hand, José María Aznar, who for me is the person who has done the most physical harm to the Spanish people recently" and regarding Espinosa de los Monteros, he clarified that "he helped found a party that attacks my freedom of expression, my right to exist, and that defends values that I do not share and against which I fight".
Following David Uclés' withdrawal, other participants also decided not to attend the cycle, including Antonio Maíllo, coordinator of Izquierda Unida; María Márquez, deputy general secretary of the Andalusian PSOE; the writer Paco Cerdá, and the sociologist Zira Box.
Uclés' "Sectarianism" and "Ignorance"
Both the Cajasol Foundation and the writer Arturo Pérez-Reverte himself have lashed out at the winner of the Nadal Prize, stating: "it is a sinister, revealing symptom of what Letras en Sevilla precisely intends to highlight with this, its XI edition: David Uclés's sectarianism and ignorance are a clear indication that there are ideological sectors in Spain that do not desire debates or reasons, but rather demagogic simpleness, trenches of hatred and contempt that make dialogue, agreements, or reconciliations impossible."
The Foundation has indicated that this postponement will allow for a prudent timeframe to reorganize the program according to its initial design