Galician culture emphasizes the’intelectual’ leaving’se feel there … – Faro de Vigo

Reactions of satisfaction and congratulations were swift in Galicia after news that Dario Villanueva is the new director of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE).

One of the places where he was more present is the University where he was rector, and where he still teaches courses, Santiago de Compostela. From there, the rector Juan Viaño moved its congratulations to serve as his counterpart until 2002. “I want to make public the card to Darío Villanueva on his election as director of the SAR, with best wishes for success in their management,” he said. “His manner, his training, his personality Villanueva make an outstanding teacher and suitable figure for such a high mission.” He also assured that “for the University and for Galicia” very proud “to have academics in the SAR and satisfaction that one of our teachers will be, as of today, the head of the institution,” he added Viaño.

Another academic SAR, also Galician, who showed his great expectations before the celebration of the city was Guillermo Rojo, PhD in Romance Philology and Linguistics professor of Spanish language area, also coordinator of the Centre Ramón Piñeiro for Research in Humanities-. “He is a person who has spent five years in the secretariat and experienced, knows the house. We know their management capacity and hope that apply in the coming years.” Finally, after the full SAR was known that Guillermo Rojo will be the new treasurer of the institution in the current directive.

Meanwhile, the current president of the Galician Culture Council, Ramón Villares, smiled Viewed on the ability of Villanueva for the post. “I’m sure it’s able to do it perfectly and, seen from outside, it seems a wise decision”

That the maximum director of the SAR is of Galician origin a circumstance that only happened with Ramón Menéndez Pidal, born in A Coruña, is also appreciated by Villares. “Furthermore, it is two cases very different Darío Villanueva knows the Galician culture. Resides in Galicia and teaches here, has a much higher attachment to the country that Menendez Pidal,” said

Meanwhile, the historian. Galician and academician of the Real Academia Galega-of which he was president, Xosé Ramon Barreiro, had words of great appreciation towards Villanueva. “It’s a person who enjoys much credit and my sympathy, because it is an ongoing worker” she added. “I also believe that this is an important intellectual, which is felt wherever works,” said Barreiro.

Meanwhile, analyzing the handover to his predecessor, José Manuel Blecua which confirmed before would not opt ​​for reelection, said that both are people who “can muster much support.”

Dario Villanueva has indicated that access the address of the SAR posed to him, “as a philologist, great satisfaction, an honor and a great responsibility. ” These changes in the Board of Governors are the result of the normal application of the bylaws of the corporation, which provide for periodic renewal after completion of the corresponding periods in office.