Alcoi Recreates Historic Canalejas Viaduct Inauguration with Popular Reenactment

The popular event will take place on September 26th, calling for citizen participation dressed as workers.

Historical reenactment of the Canalejas Viaduct inauguration in Alcoi with citizens dressed in period attire.
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Historical reenactment of the Canalejas Viaduct inauguration in Alcoi with citizens dressed in period attire.

The Alcoi City Council and the Alcoi Modernista Association are organizing a popular reenactment of the inauguration of the Canalejas Viaduct, scheduled for Saturday, September 26th.

The event, aiming to evoke the historic opening of this infrastructure, will begin at the Parterre and culminate at the viaduct itself. The organization is calling on citizens to participate dressed as working-class individuals, reflecting the reality of the majority of the population at the time, rather than as bourgeoisie.
The reenactment will start at 7:30 PM. For those interested in learning the details of the representation, an informational meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, September 8th, at 7:30 PM in the Ágora.

"This initiative allows us to build family, build city, and build society through a collective project that unites us all."

Lorena Zamorano · Tourism Councilor of Alcoi
The Councilor for Tourism, Lorena Zamorano, has positively valued the involvement of the organizing parties and the sociocultural benefits this day will bring to the municipality.

"Rowing in the same direction allows us to go far and build the city together."

María José Lorenzo · Representative of the Alcoi Modernista Association
For her part, the representative of the Alcoi Modernista Association, María José Lorenzo, explained that the event is the result of the collaboration of numerous associations.
The director of the reenactment, Jorge Hinojosa, detailed that the event will be divided into five theatricalized scenes and will feature actors such as Juan Javier Gisbert, Joan Gadea, Miguel Ángel Carrión, Juan Andrés Peidro, Conchi Doménech, Pep Sellés, Andrea Juan, Enric Aracil, Hermógenes Llopis, Óscar Martínez, Pepa Puchades, Pepa Miralles, Rosana Espinós, Dolo Martí, and Javi Gonzálvez. Hinojosa reiterated the request for attending public to dress as workers to faithfully reflect the reality of the working people of that era.
This activity counts with the collaboration of the Grup de Danses Carrascal, Asociación de Belenistas Santa Rosa, Sociedad El Trabajo, Unió Musical d'Alcoi, Amigos del Modernismo, Equitación Peluca, Asociación de Amas de Casa, Grup de Danses Sant Jordi, the CAEHA, and the makeup artist and hairdresser María Rosa Pons.
Based on information from the official source: Ajuntament d'Alcoi (03/09/2026)