Cultural lectures scheduled in Ceuta and Cuenca

Two historical lectures are scheduled for November 12 in Spain. In Ceuta, art historian Juan Chiva Beltrán will present “Festive geographies and spaces of memory in modern Ceuta” at the Adolfo Suárez Public Library. The talk will examine how modern Ceuta used royal ceremonies, such as the 1746 tribute to Philip V, to express its identity and loyalty to the monarchy through ephemeral architecture and urban decorations.

In Cuenca, the Museo de Cuenca will host a lecture titled “Sequbriyya: the materiality of Segóbriga in the emiral period.” Led by archaeologist Ignacio Hortelano Uceda and professor Rosario Cebrián Fernández, the session explores the evolution of Segóbriga during the Islamic era. The presentation highlights how the site, known as Sequbriyya, maintained urban activity through Berber settlement and organized domestic structures following the Visigothic period.