Purificación Urrea bequeathed a fortune in 1966 that has been within the palms of the Albacete Provincial Council and that the descendants have claimed since 2000. The situation of the need was the development of a hospital for poor youngsters that was by no means constructed The establishment thus complies with an imposed sentence by the Provincial Court in July
A necklace of cultivated pearls, earrings, bracelets, three tractors, money, shares and above all, three items of land in Albacete are a part of the inheritance that Purificación Urrea left when he died in 1966. Since then, and till now, his legacy has been going round. After a long time within the palms of the Albacete Provincial Council, this Thursday the establishment has introduced that it’s going to return all of the belongings to the oblique descendants of this noblewoman from La Mancha to adjust to the sentence that the Provincial Court handed down in July. In addition, she’s going to end paying compensation of 11 million euros to the household, of which eight stay to be paid (the opposite three have been delivered in installments).
Purification was born in 1886 in a “good household” within the Albacete city of Villarobledo. His father, the landowner Pedro Urrea y Sandoval, grew to become mayor of Albacete and president of the Provincial Council. When her mother and father died, she inherited the household fortune, which additionally grew stronger by marriage. Purificación, or Pura, married twice, each instances with males from excessive society, and had a son. But he died earlier than her, and there, with no extra direct descendants, started the mess of her legacy.
Its properties are valued at a minimum of 30 million euros, the place the jewels within the crown are its farms, particularly these of Las Tiesas, La Casa del Pozo and Alpera, which complete almost 2,000 hectares. The 11 million which have been imposed as a wonderful correspond to the returns obtained because of the legacy and as punishment for what the courtroom has described as possession “in unhealthy religion”, which the Provincial Council denies.
Purification had a son, however he died earlier than her. At first, he testified in favor of the San Juan de Dios congregation on one situation, {that a} hospital known as Hospital Asilo de la Purificación be constructed on its land, “destined for the shelter, well being care and useful restoration of poor youngsters who’re sick and helpless” in accordance with the need. The girl organized that if the congregation didn’t settle for, the legacy ought to cross into the palms of the Provincial Council that had been presided over by her father.
Appointment of Purificación Urrea as adoptive daughter of Urrea de GaénBlog Valdecara
So when San Juan de Dios rejected the inheritance and the obligations that it entailed, all the things handed into the palms of the Albacete Provincial Council. At that point, a headquarters of the Provincial Technical Agronomic Institute or a middle for drug addicts was put in on their farms, however the hospital by no means arrived.
Thus, within the 12 months 2000 Purificación’s nephews started to demand the return of the belongings, “to be able to adjust to the need of their aunt.” In July, after 22 years of litigation, the Court agreed with the descendants of the household. The Provincial Council started to pay the wonderful and eventually, this Thursday they introduced that they will settle the debt and return the belongings to Urrea’s nephews.
From now on, they should adjust to the need of the millionaire from Albacete and construct a basis to assist minors in susceptible conditions.
The stock
The possessions of Purificación have been completely inventoried by the Diputación since 1968, two years after the demise of Pura. The element of his belongings occupies lots of of pages and consists of all the things, together with money, booklets, tablecloths, work, jewellery, agricultural equipment, or shares along with his worthwhile farms.
The regional press, which lately has adopted the problem with curiosity, has additionally detailed the extraordinarily detailed stock through which, for having, there was even a botijo.
The jewels, which have been within the custody of the Provincial Council, had been inventoried by the jeweler from Albacete Vicente Mompó García, now deceased. Among them, a cultured pearl necklace stood out, which in 1968 was valued at 60,000 pesetas, 360 euros, which at the moment was an absolute luxurious.
Purificación additionally had a gold bracelet valued at 25,000 pesetas and engraved together with his title; a diamond and platinum bracelet valued at 76,000 pesetas; or some diamond earrings that on the time of his demise had a price of 334,000 pesetas, greater than 2,000 euros.
Of course, there was additionally cash: 9 million pesetas in money and the identical in varied shares, however above all from the Central Bank of Spain.
A classic Mercedes, three tractors and varied agricultural equipment, a tv, a suitcase, a Singer stitching machine, a mud brick, a Lagarteran desk linen, two mink skins, or a jug, are simply a few of the objects that make up that legacy that now passes into the palms of the household.
His picture, within the meeting corridor of the Urrea de Gaén Town Hall, in Teruel
Born in La Mancha, Purificación established an emotional bond with one other city, Urrea de Gaén. We requested for her in that city. Antonio Martín, ‘El Toño’, not solely offers us permission to make use of the photographs of Purificación Urrea that exist on his weblog, Valdecara, but additionally tells us just a little about her historical past.
According to her account, she got here to this Teruel city of 400 inhabitants by the Congregation of San Juan de Dios, since one among its leaders was from there. “And between that and the coincidence between the title of the city and the surname of Purifiación”, she ended up going to go to him. Of course, she clarifies that regardless of her final title, the origin of Purification had nothing to do with the city.
The truth is {that a} sentimental bond was created, and eventually, Pura donated round a million pesetas to assist construct the Casa de Cultura. Urrea de Gaén declared her the adoptive daughter of the city, an honor that she was granted in the course of an incredible occasion, on her second and final go to to the city.
Purificación Urrea, adoptive daughter of Urrea de GaénBlog Valdecara
To today, Antonio assures that there’s nonetheless {a photograph} of her within the Assembly Hall of a city that, regardless of the 365 kilometers that separate it from Albacete, is conscious of the vicissitudes of this million-dollar inheritance that’s now altering palms. .