THEArxiu Municipal de Xàbia has published the bases for the concession of the third edition of the Premi d'Investigació Vila de Xàbia, an award that is promoted in order to broaden knowledge of local heritage and history.
The bases appeared in the Official Gazette of the Province on July 31 and refer to research papers that may be written in Valencian or Spanish with different themes within the generic framework of the humanities: archaeology, ethnography, history, art, geography. , linguistics, documentary research, but always in the local area of the municipality of Xàbia and the regional area of the Marina Alta.
The work proposals to be evaluated by a jury may be submitted until October 1 by general instance through the electronic headquarters of the Javea Town Hall or in person at l'Arxiu (c/d'Avall, 39 from 11 a.m. to 13 p.m.).
The winner, who will receive 4.000 euros, will be chosen from among the proposals submitted by a jury made up of municipal technicians and members of cultural and educational associations, among others.
The rules state that the winner undertakes six months after the award to submit a report justifying having carried out at least half of the work. In total, it must have a minimum length of 60 pages and a maximum of 200.
Third edition
The first of those awarded this prize was the historian David Gutiérrez «Xàbia in the life and work of Joaquín Sorolla» and the second was the team made up of Francesc Reus, Antonio Sesé, Enrique Bas and Joaquín Carbonell «L'Ensenyament a Xàbia: 1950 fins a l'actualitat».
