The principal of the Universitat de València, Esteban Morcillo, said on Thursday, during the tribute to Manuel Broseta in the anniversary of his murder, the full university professor of Mercantile Law was an “inspirational source” for university students and for the civil society. A large University, politics and society representation has attended the event, celebrated at the same place where Broseta was killed by ETA terrorists.
Apart from Manuel Broseta’s family, the ministers of Governance and Justice, Luis Santamaría, and of Economics and Exchequer, Juan Carlos Moragues were also present. Socialist leader Ximo Puig, or the principal of the Polytechnic, Francisco Mora, among others were also found.
Pablo Broseta, son of the murdered university professor, had words of remembrance for all victims of terrorism, and recalled the recent attacks in Paris.
Attendants have participated in an offering of flowers at the memorial, composed by an identical column to that of the Claustre of the historical building of Cultural Centre La Nau.
Manuel Broseta Pont was born in Banyeres de Mariola in 1932 and was murdered on January 15, 1992. He completed undergraduate studies at the highschool Lluís Vives of Valencia, and later he studied law at the Universitat de València, where he graduated in 1955. Broseta was actively involved in university life. He was Dean of the Faculty of Law, and was prosecuted and acquitted by the Court of Franco Public Order due to his articles in the press. He resigned as dean 1972 in protest against the attempt by the Ministry of Education to purge for political reasons more than three hundred thousand teachers and more Spanish university students. In 1973 he was the first signatory of the application for a professorship Valencian Language and Culture at the Universitat de València.
Manuel Broseta became full university professor of Commercial Law at the Universitat de València, and practiced law. Among other positions, he was a member of the State Council. His political career began in the fight against Franco, and chaired the Democratic Board of Valencian Country. Later he joined the Board of Politics and Trade Forces of Valencia. He was elected senator in the lists of UCD by Valencia in the elections of 1979. He left active politics in 1982 and devoted himself exclusively to his professional office and his teaching career at the Universitat de València. The 1991 he became president of the Culture Council of Valencia. Among his works, Manual de Derecho Mercantil in 1971 is highlighted.
Last update: 15 de january de 2015 14:00.
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