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Gold and Diamond Badges

The Mussel and Cockle Festival has awarded its Gold and Diamond Badges every year since 1997.

These are awards with which the organization wants to value the work carried out by different personalities, institutions, companies and entities in promoting the event, its products and the development of the municipality of Vilanova as a whole in different areas.

Three prizes are normally awarded each year. The people who have been homered to date are the following:

All

before 2000

2000 - 2010

2010 - 2020

2020 - present

All

before 2000

2000 - 2010

2010 - 2020

2020 - present

All

before 2000

2000 - 2010

2010 - 2020

2020 - present

All

before 2000

2000 - 2010

2010 - 2020

2020 - present

2023	D. Luís López Diéguez • President of the Provincial Council of Pontevedra D. Juan Ventura Martínez • Parish priest D. Raúl, Borja e Bruno • Mozos de Arousa
2022	D. José Francisco Navia Leiro • Pilgrims’ hostel Dª Ángeles Abalo Iglesias • Pilgrims’ hostel D. Victor Manuel Abal Barreiro • Pilgrims’ hostel
2021	D. Victor Manuel Alves Mendes • Mayor of Ponte de Lima D. Antonio José Pereira Portillo • President of the International Federation of the Association of Friends of the Camino de Santiago D. Alfonso Rueda Valenzuela • Minister of the Xunta de Galicia President’s Office
2020	D. Francisco Conde López • Regional Minister of Industry D. José Luis Maquieira Devesa • Local Police Representative D. Ricardo Perez Mougán • Civil Protection Representative
2019	D. David Castro Mougán • Mayor of Ribadumia D. Gonzalo Gonzalo Pita • Former Mayor of Sanxenxo Asociación Amigos e Amigas do Camiño de Santiago, D. Celestino Lores • President
2018	D. Manuel Janeiro Leiro • Mussel platform worker D. Antonio Roma Vidal • Entrepreneur “Conservas Roma” D. Antonio Otero Suárez • Entrepreneur “Conservas Dardo”
2017	D. Xosé Antonio Touriñán Rodríguez • Actor D. Antonio María Rouco Varela • Cardinal Emeritus of Madrid D. José Manuel Rey Varela • Regional Minister of Social Policy
2016	PIB CREW Cultural Association • Organizers of the ROCKIN’ VILA festival D. Jesús Nogueira Mouriño • Director of the Cultural Music Band of Vilanova de Arousa D. José Luis Prado Alfonso • Performer, director, musical advisor, promoter and creator of several musical groups in Vilanova and the region, as well as the Momo Festival D. Román Rodríguez González • Regional Minister of Culture, Education and University Planning.
2015	D. Francisco Bermúdez Martínez • Mussel platform worker D. Enrique Piñeiro Cores • Manager of Bodegas Albariño “Gran Vinum” of San Miguel de Deiro D. Carlos Portas Oubiña • Journalist and correspondent
2014	D. Javier Guillén BEDOYA • General Director of the “Unipublic” Cycling Tour of Spain. Dª. María Covadonga Salgado Blanco • Director of the Technological Institute of the Marine Environment (INTECMAR) D. José Manuel del Río Roma • Businessman “Mariscos Mar Kiel”
2013	D. Rafael Louzán Abal • President of the Provincial Council of Pontevedra D. Francisco Alcalde García • Regulatory Council of D.O.P. Mexillón de Galicia D. Luís Miguéns • President of the O Carmen de Vilanova Festival Commission
2012	D. Vicente Padín Carro • President of the Carme de Caleiro Festival Commission Galician Agricultural Society (SOAGA) D. Celestino Lores Rosal • President of the Portuguese Route Foundation
2011	D. Guillermo Rodríguez Lema • President of the Condes de Albarei Cooperative – Pazo Baión D. Francisco Javier Villaronga Fuster • Regional head of NovaCaixaGalicia D. Antonio Sineiro Padín • Parish priest
2010	D. Roberto Varela Fariña • Regional Minister of Culture and Tourism D. Tomás Ángel Trigo Oubiña • Priest, theologian and writer D. Federico Quevedo López-Varela • Journalist and writer.
2009	D. Isaac Maceiras Rivas • Physician and Director General of Health Dª Alicia Ansede Martínez y D. Manuel Noya García • Doctors, members of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Galicia. D. José Manuel Cores Tourís • Vice-President of the Regulatory Council of the D.O. Rías Baixas D. Agustín Hernández Fernández de Rojas • Regional Minister for the Environment, Transport and Infrastructure
2008	Dª. Mª del Carmen González Vázquez • Delegate of the Diario Faro de Vigo- Arousa Edition D. Julio Portas Baúlde • Head of Production at TV Salnés D. Antón Xil Alcántara • Director of Diario de Arousa
2007	D. Eduardo Martínez Prado • Brotherhood president, industrialist and mussel platform worker Ansuiña Parish Youth Association Galician and Neighbourhood Cultural Centre of Cuxhaven
2006	The festival was not held
2005	Dª. María del Carmen Fernández • Representative of the Rural Women’s Association “O Campanario” D. Benito Oubiña Ozores • Local businessman, mussel platform worker Association of Vilanova Centro Shop Owners
2004	D. Eduardo Vidal Villanueva • Industrialist and mussel platform worker D. José Luis Felipe Núñez Vidal • For his participation in neighbourhood and cultural activities D. Carlos Negreira Soto • Of the Autonomous Entity “Portos de Galicia”, for his actions in Vilanova
2003	Rabandeira Cultural Sports Association D. Benito Janeiro • From Viaxes Silgar. S.A. and owner of the Valle-Inclán Geriatric D. José Sabarís • President of the Cultural Association “O Castro” of Baión
2002	Polyphonic Choral Cultural Association of Vilanova Bodega Santos López, C.B. de Currás • Family of local businessmen Dª. Evangelina Lago Valle • President of the Association of Shellfish Gatherers of the “A Pastoriza” Guild
2001	D. Luis López Cores Dª Francisca Irago Fernández • Representative of Mussel Product Associations of Vilanova de Arousa
2000	D. Benito Leiro Paz • Local businessman D. Jesús Nogueira • Former director of the Vilanova Cultural Music Band D. Vicente Suárez • Founder of Cocedero Suárez
1999	Dª. Evangelina López Losada • local hotelier Dª. Ita Ozores • Member of a local salting industry famil D. Jesús Tourís Nogueira • Doctor from a local family
1998	D. Gerardo Fernández Albor • Former President of the Xunta de Galicia D. Rey Rivero • Musician and composer, founder of the Vilanova Polyphonic Choir D. Carlos Samartín • Doctor, named Favourite Son of Vilanova in 1999
1997	Dª. Mª del Pilar Rey Rivero • For her participation in neighbourhood and cultural activities D. Álvaro Pérez-Lafuente Bóveda • President of ANFACO and Conservas Pérez-Lafuente Dª. Mª del Placer López Bernárdez • Teacher of first letters

1999	Dª. Evangelina López Losada • local hotelier Dª. Ita Ozores • Member of a local salting industry famil D. Jesús Tourís Nogueira • Doctor from a local family
1998	D. Gerardo Fernández Albor • Former President of the Xunta de Galicia D. Rey Rivero • Musician and composer, founder of the Vilanova Polyphonic Choir D. Carlos Samartín • Doctor, named Favourite Son of Vilanova in 1999
1997	Dª. Mª del Pilar Rey Rivero • For her participation in neighbourhood and cultural activities D. Álvaro Pérez-Lafuente Bóveda • President of ANFACO and Conservas Pérez-Lafuente Dª. Mª del Placer López Bernárdez • Teacher of first letters

2010	D. Roberto Varela Fariña • Regional Minister of Culture and Tourism D. Tomás Ángel Trigo Oubiña • Priest, theologian and writer D. Federico Quevedo López-Varela • Journalist and writer.
2009	D. Isaac Maceiras Rivas • Physician and Director General of Health Dª Alicia Ansede Martínez y D. Manuel Noya García • Doctors, members of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Galicia. D. José Manuel Cores Tourís • Vice-President of the Regulatory Council of the D.O. Rías Baixas D. Agustín Hernández Fernández de Rojas • Regional Minister for the Environment, Transport and Infrastructure
2008	Dª. Mª del Carmen González Vázquez • Delegate of the Diario Faro de Vigo- Arousa Edition D. Julio Portas Baúlde • Head of Production at TV Salnés D. Antón Xil Alcántara • Director of Diario de Arousa
2007	D. Eduardo Martínez Prado • Brotherhood president, industrialist and mussel platform worker Ansuiña Parish Youth Association Galician and Neighbourhood Cultural Centre of Cuxhaven
2006	The festival was not held
2005	Dª. María del Carmen Fernández • Representative of the Rural Women’s Association “O Campanario” D. Benito Oubiña Ozores • Local businessman, mussel platform worker Association of Vilanova Centro Shop Owners
2004	D. Eduardo Vidal Villanueva • Industrialist and mussel platform worker D. José Luis Felipe Núñez Vidal • For his participation in neighbourhood and cultural activities D. Carlos Negreira Soto • Of the Autonomous Entity “Portos de Galicia”, for his actions in Vilanova
2003	Rabandeira Cultural Sports Association D. Benito Janeiro • From Viaxes Silgar. S.A. and owner of the Valle-Inclán Geriatric D. José Sabarís • President of the Cultural Association “O Castro” of Baión
2002	Polyphonic Choral Cultural Association of Vilanova Bodega Santos López, C.B. de Currás • Family of local businessmen Dª. Evangelina Lago Valle • President of the Association of Shellfish Gatherers of the “A Pastoriza” Guild
2001	D. Luis López Cores Dª Francisca Irago Fernández • Representative of Mussel Product Associations of Vilanova de Arousa
2000	D. Benito Leiro Paz • Local businessman D. Jesús Nogueira • Former director of the Vilanova Cultural Music Band D. Vicente Suárez • Founder of Cocedero Suárez

2020	D. Francisco Conde López • Regional Minister of Industry D. José Luis Maquieira Devesa • Local Police Representative D. Ricardo Perez Mougán • Civil Protection Representative
2019	D. David Castro Mougán • Mayor of Ribadumia D. Gonzalo Gonzalo Pita • Former Mayor of Sanxenxo Asociación Amigos e Amigas do Camiño de Santiago, D. Celestino Lores • President
2018	D. Manuel Janeiro Leiro • Mussel platform worker D. Antonio Roma Vidal • Entrepreneur “Conservas Roma” D. Antonio Otero Suárez • Entrepreneur “Conservas Dardo”
2017	D. Xosé Antonio Touriñán Rodríguez • Actor D. Antonio María Rouco Varela • Cardinal Emeritus of Madrid D. José Manuel Rey Varela • Regional Minister of Social Policy
2016	PIB CREW Cultural Association • Organizers of the ROCKIN’ VILA festival D. Jesús Nogueira Mouriño • Director of the Cultural Music Band of Vilanova de Arousa D. José Luis Prado Alfonso • Performer, director, musical advisor, promoter and creator of several musical groups in Vilanova and the region, as well as the Momo Festival D. Román Rodríguez González • Regional Minister of Culture, Education and University Planning.
2015	D. Francisco Bermúdez Martínez • Mussel platform worker D. Enrique Piñeiro Cores • Manager of Bodegas Albariño “Gran Vinum” of San Miguel de Deiro D. Carlos Portas Oubiña • Journalist and correspondent
2014	D. Javier Guillén BEDOYA • General Director of the “Unipublic” Cycling Tour of Spain. Dª. María Covadonga Salgado Blanco • Director of the Technological Institute of the Marine Environment (INTECMAR) D. José Manuel del Río Roma • Businessman “Mariscos Mar Kiel”
2013	D. Rafael Louzán Abal • President of the Provincial Council of Pontevedra D. Francisco Alcalde García • Regulatory Council of D.O.P. Mexillón de Galicia D. Luís Miguéns • President of the O Carmen de Vilanova Festival Commission
2012	D. Vicente Padín Carro • President of the Carme de Caleiro Festival Commission Galician Agricultural Society (SOAGA) D. Celestino Lores Rosal • President of the Portuguese Route Foundation
2011	D. Guillermo Rodríguez Lema • President of the Condes de Albarei Cooperative – Pazo Baión D. Francisco Javier Villaronga Fuster • Regional head of NovaCaixaGalicia D. Antonio Sineiro Padín • Parish priest
2010	D. Roberto Varela Fariña • Regional Minister of Culture and Tourism D. Tomás Ángel Trigo Oubiña • Priest, theologian and writer D. Federico Quevedo López-Varela • Journalist and writer.

2023	D. Luís López Diéguez • President of the Provincial Council of Pontevedra D. Juan Ventura Martínez • Parish priest D. Raúl, Borja e Bruno • Mozos de Arousa
2022	D. José Francisco Navia Leiro • Pilgrims’ hostel Dª Ángeles Abalo Iglesias • Pilgrims’ hostel D. Victor Manuel Abal Barreiro • Pilgrims’ hostel
2021	D. Victor Manuel Alves Mendes • Mayor of Ponte de Lima D. Antonio José Pereira Portillo • President of the International Federation of the Association of Friends of the Camino de Santiago D. Alfonso Rueda Valenzuela • Minister of the Xunta de Galicia President’s Office
2020	D. Francisco Conde López • Regional Minister of Industry D. José Luis Maquieira Devesa • Local Police Representative D. Ricardo Perez Mougán • Civil Protection Representative

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