A street for Ana Carmona 'Beleta'

La memoria es frágil, pero hay recuerdos que pueden ser eternos por pequeños gestos. Ana Carmona, más conocida por 'Veleta' por tener que trasvestirse para poder jugar al fútbol a comienzos del siglo XX, tendrá una calle con su nombre en Málaga gracias a una petición popular que busca el reconocimiento a esta pionera y la difusión de su historia a futuras generaciones.

Ana Carmona Ruiz, daughter of a foothold, discovered football thanks to the English sailors who docked in the port of Malaga to do business.She had the opposition of her parents and the support of a priest who helped her enjoy her great passion to the point of playing at Vélez CF.She had to play with wool hat, bandaged breasts and wide clothes to hide her woman's figure and in addition to supporting the insults and aggressions of fans when they discovered the deception she was denounced by public scandal and punished with house arrest.She at 32 she died victim of the Tifus known as 'El Piojo Verde' and she was buried in the San Rafael cemetery with the Sporting shirt of Malaga.

A pioneer without recognition

"I discovered the history of weather vane when I asked my students to write a text about a female character in Malaga to publish on the page 'Encyclopedia delle Donne' with which I collaborated. I read an article in Diario Sur where its story was told andHe fascinated the determination he had to play football despite having the entire context against. If today it is difficult for a woman to be recognized in the world of football, at that time it was much more, "he says in Simona brandFabotta, Italian teacher at the Fumma Language Center and precursor to the request of a street for Ana Carmona on the Change.org website.

"I was struck that none of my students met Ana and that it was not one of the chosen ones of the Route of Illustrious Women of Malaga that makes the city corner known to Victoria Kent, Trinidad Grund or Amalia Herediaamong others, "Simona denounces."Through a contact, I contacted the Municipal Group Adelante Málaga (Podemos) to help me formalize and accelerate the request to give visibility and recognition to this pioneer," adds a Frabotta that ran into the story ofVeleta in the development of his doctoral thesis that deals with the absence of female characters in history.

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Capuchinos or the environment of Segalserva

The responsible entity in assigning the name of the roads in Malaga is the street commission, an agency dependent on the Culture Area of the City Council composed of different technicians and CEMI responsible who grant and review the nomenclature of the 6,144 roads that todayThey exist in the capital."When Simona contacted us, we thought we had to support his request. We collected information thanks to Jesús Hurtado (journalist, writer and collector) and we made a report that we refer to the commission to value him," says Micaela Jiménez, memberFrom the front Malaga and provincial responsible for feminism of Podemos Malaga."The request for support signatures at Change.org, to which 30,000 people have already signed up, reinforces the support for the commission to give an affirmative response," adds Micaela.

The idea was that Ana Carmona 'Velleta' had a street in Capuchinos, the neighborhood where he lived in his youth."We believe that there are many streets, near the Football Field of Segalserva, where she played, who have bland names and could be changed to her and give her the recognition she deserves. If it is not a street, that is a square," he insistsMicaela, whose request was taken in mid -October."We are the only city that can boast the first footballer of Spain. I am sure that we will have the support of the rest of political parties because Málaga is a city with sensitivity that is usually up to circumstances like this," he adds.

On the waiting list

As Marca has been able to know, the street commission, after meeting at the end of November, has approved Ana Carmona 'Velleta' street, although it will have to wait to make it a reality to the construction of new neighborhoods."We have more requests than streets, which is a problem because there are many requests that stay out or on the waiting list, as is the case. In recent years, as many new neighborhoods are being created as before, so there will beTo wait for new spaces to arise to carry out this petition, "says Noelia Losada, a delegate councilor of the area of Culture and Sports at the City of Malaga."We already warn the companions of Podemos that it was more practical"Noelia emphasizes.

Discarded the possible modification of the name of one of the existing streets, Veleta will enter a waiting list that has more than 100 requests.The regulatory ordinance of the nomination of streets of Malaga dictates, in the third section of article 17, that "the modifications or changes of pre -existing names will only be possible in cases of force majeure or by urban demands and will be weighted by the City Council prior reportof the CEMI ".In the same article, but in the second provision, it is attended that "the names will be used priority for their significance, mainly those related to the history, culture and topography of the city (...) Own names of people whose merits whose merits whoseand prestige are sufficiently accredited and recognized or that have contributed to exalt and honor the name of the city. "

Streets dedicated to football in the Spanish street

Football is a recurring theme in the Spanish street, as there are around 75 roads, squares or parks dedicated to soccer players or teams.The name that is most repeated is that of Ricardo Zamora, who was a goalkeeper of Barcelona, Real Madrid and Espanyol, which has up to eleven mentions in different towns and cities of the Spanish geography.

In this list there are also prominent names such as Alfredo Di Stéfano, Ladislao Kubala, Luis Suarez, Arsenio Iglesias, Paco Gento, Joan Gamper, Josep Samitier, Telmo Zarra, José Antonio Camaco, Andrés Iniesta, Juan Gómez 'Juanito', EnriqueCastro González 'Quini', Manuel Preciado, Rafael Gordillo, Luis Aragonés, Ferenc Puskas, Santiago Bernabéu, Manuel Pellegrini, Migueli, Iker Casillas, Diego Tristán, Isidro Lángara, Vicente del Bosque, Antonio Puerta, Joan Cruyff, Jacinto Quincoces, ...And among all a single woman, Alicia Fuentes, who has her street in the Malacitana town of Totalán.

Sooner or later, Ana Carmona 'Velleta' will have in Malaga the recognition he deserves in the form of a street.A pioneer that will echo her in a new space in the city.And all thanks to a popular request ...