The Association for the dissemination of Hispanity (Disad) is a non-profit cultural entity based in Cantabria. The objective of Disad is to encourage the knowledge of the history of Spain and of its historical, artistic and natural heritage. In addition to cultural activities as conferences, poetry and musical recitals or theatrical performances, Disad also directs part of its activities to the young boys. In recent years they have edited several historical and informative comics that are accessible through their website.
Disad is working on a comic about the sailor from Gipuzkoa Blas de Lezo which will be published next year. To give more momentum to the comic, they just launched the bases of a school writing and drawing contest which is about him and whose bases can be read on the Disad page. From Blas de Lezo you can highlight several values such as honesty, courage, the desire to overcome that Disad considers to be very necessary in today's Spanish society and especially among the youngest. Students from all schools in Spain can participate in the following categories: 1st - 3rd grade, 4th - 6th grade, all in drawing. For ESO you can participate in writing and drawing and for high school only in writing. I remember that Blas de Lezo We met him in Peques and Más because we went to see his exhibition at the Naval Museum in Madrid.
In Disad they believe that there is little knowledge about the relevance of Blas de Lezo so they have compiled images, texts and videos on their website so that teachers who want to involve their group of students can do so with better preparation.
The main prize for the winning students is that You can see your work printed in the comic which will be distributed free in educational centers. In addition, they will receive a video console or a children's tablet, depending on the category.
