Overview

• The Consello de la Xunta has officially confirmed the resignation of María del Carmen Martínez Insua and the appointment of Ángel Miramontes Carballada as her successor.
• Martínez Insua leaves the Dirección Xeral de Patrimonio Cultural after a 12-year tenure marked by significant achievements in heritage preservation.
• Her notable contributions include securing World Heritage status for the Camiños do Norte and overseeing a €20 million restoration of the Cathedral of Santiago.
• Martínez Insua emphasized that her departure was motivated by personal plans and not linked to recent criticism of a report on the Altri factory project.
• Ángel Miramontes Carballada now assumes leadership of the department responsible for safeguarding and promoting Galicia’s cultural assets.