The King of the Carnival Churriego
José Gornés Gómez
Amalio Segura González
Serafín Delgado Martín
José Gornés Gómez
I of Miguelturra
1982-1994
Son of a man from Mahon (Menorca, Balear Isles) and a women from Madrid, Jose Gornés Gómez, was born in Miguelturra in 1908. A passionate of ‘churriego’ carnival, who has left us an impressive documentary and photography legacy of this celebration.
Belonging to the Peña ‘Viejas Glorias’ founded in 1948, it is one of its founding members. Already during the 1971 Carnival, his fellow members and friends from the club named him MISO, even going so far as to award him the corresponding sash certifying the title they had granted.
One of the first Major Masks
Teresa Sánchez Serrano, Consuelo Benito Trujillo, Francisco Ramos and José Gornés himself, will be the first Major Masks of the Miguelturra Carnival in 1981. He was proclaimed the first King of the Miguelturra Carnival in 1982. He will maintain his carnival reign until 1994.
Our thanks to his wife, Paca, and his daughters, Paqui and Pilar. Thank you very much for providing us with a photographic and documentary museum that illustrates the history of the Miguelturra carnival.
Amalio Segura González
II of Miguelturra
1995-2013
Amalio Segura González was born inMiguelturra in 1914 and like his predecessor José Gornés is one of the most active components of Peña ‘Viejas Glorias’ in which he holds different organizational positions.
During his reign, Amalio has been a great ambassador for the Churriego carnival, participating and collaborating in the organization of the various events held, as well as in its promotion.
His wife, Teresa, was also a carnival fan and loved dressing up. She was a key pillar during Amalio’s reign, accompanying him and serving as his main designer and seamstress for the costumes they both wore during Carnival.
His testimony, fundamental in the publication of several books
Books like “Crónicas de Cien Pueblos nº 6 Miguelturra” and “¿A que no me conoces?”, are two of the works in which he has intervened as documentalist of Miguelturra Carnival..
On September the 12th, 2012, at the age of 98, he will receive an homage from Housewives Association of Miguelturra, as one of the most beloved and oldest person in the town.
During his last Carnival, he never missed his date with the joy and bustle. He was always accompanied by his daughter, María Teresa, and his son, Luis. He will also be there in 2013. He will leave us two weeks later, but we will always remember him.
Serafín Delgado Martín
III of Miguelturra
Current King since 2014
Born in Miguelturra in 1946, Serafín Delgado Martín has been the current Carnival King since 2014. He was proclaimed Mayor Mask in 2006 along with Santa Muñoz López, and has been a member of the Mayor Masks Club ever since.
He belongs to Peña ‘La Cabra’, of which he is the founder and the President from 1981 until today. A member of the Peñas Association since 1981 and its President from 1994 to 2013, he will step down from his position once he is proclaimed Carnival King. José Hornero Gamito will replace him.
The Burial of the Sardine
The greatest mourner of the funeral of the sardine, Serafín, is one of its precursors in 1982, weeping disconsolately its unfortunate loss, in the most famous funeral procession of Castilla-La Mancha.
Serafin, is a great friend of our illustrious Barker of Honor, Guillermo Summers, designer of the current logotype of Peña ‘La Cabra’.
His wife, Vicenta, is his greatest support carnavalero, in charge of his costumes and makeup, along with his daughters Estrella, Prado and Eva design and make the costumes he wears during the ten days of the churriego carnival.
