There are very few cities in the world that have the antipodes another city within less than 100 kms. One is Coruña, su antípoda, Christchurch in New Zealand. You can check in this link so salty where the doll will go off indicating the. It's fun but watch out for sharks :).
And have been surprised, that despite the enormous distance, have many similarities: white wines, los kiwis, eucalyptus, cattle… But we have something else in common, New Zealand is a land of strong women and fighters, and camellias, such as female flower, so fragile and yet so strong, able to survive the harshest winters. This walk in which no further than.
And so, and also remember our cigar, Wall workers who spent days and nights without rest discharging fish, of the working of Arts and many other coruñesas, take as a starting point this city, and we'll go to the diametrically opposite point, Christchurch para conocer a Kate Sheppard, the most famous suffragette New Zealand, one of those strong women, who fought for rights that still, above 120 Years after, many women still do not have.
Born in Liverpool, daughter of Scottish parents, to 18 he moved to New Zealand, where he will end up becoming one of the leading figures in their history. Affiliated to Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, will be one of the bearers of the suffrage movement. But his struggle was not only to get the female vote equal, you got it, also struggled to get the legal and economic independence of women.” All that divided, either race, class, creed sex, It is inhuman, and must overcome”.
Their preparation, attached to a brilliant oratory, caused him to be required in other countries as a lecturer. Nos. imaginamos a Kate, engulfing one of his exciting speeches, and this reminds us of Amparo, the cigarette protagonist La Tribuna Emilia Pardo Bazán, that despite its lack of preparation and lowly, also possessed the gift of speech. And so we return to traverse the globe, Coruña and again we wonder how in the nineteenth century, when the word globalization might not exist in the current terms, two women, born four years apart with the same rights and defended faced the same social barriers. Obviously not talking about Amparo, is a fictional character, but the writer Emilia Pardo Bazán. So far, as close to… At the moment we Emilia, back another day with her.
And arrived here, Why does our Kate with camellias? Cast a glance at his grave…
Do you sound the trees that flank? And the flowers that accompany Kate in this bill 10 dollars?
In fact, Camellias are. And this flower was the symbol of this struggle, yes, not serve any camellia, had to be white. When the law was decided to vote for women, supporters of this reform carried a white camellia in his buttonhole, opposites, red.
All that we have told four strokes, happened in 1893. In 1993, in the centenary, plus white camellias planted in landmarks, a variety is given the name of this woman. Of course a white variety.
And if this flower was special for Kate, so is to Galicia as this year 2014 is celebrated here International Congress of the Camelia. For this reason, Guided Pontevedra has organized a fabulous course sponsored by Tourism Rias Baixas and Deputation of Pontevedra.
In addition to the lectures given by some Carmen Salinero, specialist in the subject, we have had the opportunity to visit the gardens Pazo de Oca, Soutomaior Castle, Castrelos, Quinteiro Cross, Pazo de Rubianes and our dearest and Silvia Blanca, the Pazo de la Salette. All beautiful and different so it is impossible to recommend only one, yes if you want to see Kate Sheppard Camellia, Beatriz, our wonderful host Quinteiro Cross We have been told that you have a. If you want to know more about these special places, here's the brochure of Camelia Road Turgalicia to download.
And finally, thank Begoña Fernandez Armesto the idea to write this post. Without their help, nor would we know what is the antipode of Coruña, not arrive to spin it with Kate Sheppard and camellias. Gave us the idea and gave us all the documentation. So we spent the trailer of the documentary Live the Antipodes! (although not ours) is so fond. Good, to her and to us, is spectacular. She also was the one who told us about the documentary 🙂 .