Spain
- The organisation
- REAL MAESTRANZA DE CABALLERÍA DE RONDA
- Responsible for the history competition
- Ignacio Herrera de La Muela
- Contact
- Real Maestranza de Caballería de Ronda
Virgen de la Paz, 15
29400 Ronda, Málaga, Spain
Phone: +34-952 87 15 39
Fax: +34 – 952 87 03 79
eMail: concurso@realmaestranza.org
URL: http://www.rmcr.org
http://www.eustory.es/ - About the organisation
- The Real Maestranza de Caballería de Ronda (ROYAL SCHOOL OF CAVALRY) was created in 1572 in response to a Royal Charter issued by Philip II. Today, among its goals are the conservation and spreading its historical and documentary patrimony and sponsoring research, granting awards and university grants, maintenance of the oldest horse riding school in Spain and organisation of cultural activities of general interest.
- The history competition
- The Real Maestranza de Caballería de Ronda has recently joined the Eustory network. This is their first history competition in Spain with the subject „What did my grandparents do in the fifties?“ Young people are presented with this subject of analysis in a historic moment of time marked by the transition from an eminently rural society as it was Spain at the time to another with a higher urban component that would end up making up the bases for future development of Spain.
- Other activities
- The Real Maestranza also carries out educational and arts activities. These include a programme of prizes and grants to local university students, organising Ronda Music Week and publishing books on subjects related to the Mestranza’s origins and its cultural heritage.
- Requirements
- The competition addresses 1st or 2nd year of High School or Professional Training (up to 21). Individual works are permitted as well as group projects. Only one work is permitted for each individual, group or class participating.
- Formalia
- Format of the work is free, although there are the following limitations: The work must not surpass 100 pages in double spacing (Arial type); in the case of tri-dimensional works we request not sending the object itself but rather photographic documents with a written report. Works in hypertext in CD-ROM or DVD, must include a written text that can confirm the contents of the work. If the work has several parts, this must be clearly stated and these must be sent jointly.
- Jury
- The Jury is organised by the RMR in collaboration with the History Teachers’ Association of Andalusia „Hespérides“.
- Award
- 1 First prize of 2,000 €
5 Second prizes of 1,000 €
10 Third prizes of 500 €
20 Honourable mentions of 200 €
Winners in any category can choose to participate in the EUSTORY seminars organised each year in several European countries.
