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As approved on April 25, in plenary session, a proposal from the Department of Tourism and Celebrations, Eagle has instituted on 7 August as Esparto Local Day.

The date is not chosen at random, since such a day as this, in 2008, the last representative working aquiline esparto, Diego Roman Galvez, stopped for retirement from the company known as "The Moris".

The municipality has been linked to the production of straw from its founding in the eighteenth century and remained active until the mid-twentieth century, coming to represent a major source of income for its residents, with about 30 factories and 18 cookers of this plant steppe.

As reported by the mayor of Tourism and Celebrations, Clara Valverde, in order to help keep alive the tradition of esparto and highlight the enormous importance it has had on the city Wednesday morning will develop a full program of events.

At 20 hours, in the Plaza of Spain, the mayor of Eagle and other local authorities inaugurate an exhibition of photographs by Juan Hernandez.

Likewise, it will present a model for Antonio Mena, with moving figures on the manufacturing process of esparto, from collection in the field when you spin it, through the cooker and subsequent drying, the chopping of the harness or raking to get the fiber, until the final product was used by farmers, fishermen and stonemasons, giving multiple applications.

At the same time, in this central gazebo will be an exhibition on the development of raked esparto ropes, which made the spinners Bernardo Asensio and "The Moris", and local artisans will showcase their work, while pleita and recincho concoct.

At 22 hours, in the Plaza de Antonio Cortijo, there will be a concentration of "Mussonas" one of the characters Eagles Carnival 15 years ago was recovered from this ancient feast and whose clothing is made mainly of Esparto.

Subsequently perform a folk dance with free admission.

Finally, from 9 to 11 August at the Plaza de Alfonso Escámez will install a market with the work of the ancient esparteros Eagles and other craftspeople.

The opening hours will be 19 to 22 hours.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Águilas