"Transhumance: Knowledge that Travels"

Menéndez Pelayo International University – Cuenca Campus
July 8, 2025
From 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Palafox Street, 1 – Cuenca

A morning dedicated to reflecting on and sharing the cultural and ecological heritage of transhumance, with expert lectures and a photography exhibition exploring the routes, people, and landscapes of traditional pastoralism.

Program:

09:30: Opening of the day

Mr. Joaquin Cascon Lopez. UIMP Cuenca.

10:00 a.m.: An approach to 21st-century transhumance in Spain.

Mr. Antonio Contreras de Vera. University of Murcia

11:00 a.m.: Research in and at the service of the Cañada Conquense .

Mr. José Antonio González Novoa. Autonomous University of Madrid.

Ms. Violeta Hevia Martín. Autonomous University of Madrid.

12:10 p.m.: Vision and heart in transhumance .

Ms. María del Carmen García Moreno. Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Sustainable Development. Regional Government of Andalusia.

1:00 p.m.: Initiatives and reflections from Castilla-La Mancha .

Mr. Vidal Montoro Angulo. University of Castilla-La Mancha.

2:00 p.m.: Opening of the Extensive Livestock Farming and Transhumance Photography Exhibition

Author: Ms. María del Carmen García Moreno

Presentation: The Author and Mr. Antonio Contreras de Vera

From July 8 to September 2025

Free and open access
Capacity limited to 80 people

RSVP and information: vidal.montoro@uclm.es

Related activities:

UCLM Summer Course – “Transhumance Today”
July 8 and 9 (afternoon and morning)
University of Castilla-La Mancha
More information and registration:
events.uclm.es/135520

Conference on Extensive Livestock Farming and Transhumance
July 9 (from 1:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.)
Vega del Codorno (Cuenca) – Municipal Hall
Free registration (limited capacity):
Form