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It has been a pleasure to enjoy a programme in Torrelavega to discover the area of this city that has just celebrated its 125th anniversary. We begin with Jesús Callejo and his chronovisor dedicated on this occasion to the Marzas of Torrelavega and all the popular traditions that speak of the cults of vegetation, spring and therefore, rebirth. We continue with Javier López Estrada, mayor of Torrelavega, who tells us about the activities around this historic anniversary. José Manuel Iglesias is a professor of Ancient History at the University of Cantabria. With him we discover the Romanisation of Cantabria. The figure of Columbus is also related to the region, the Mendoza family and a thousand other mysteries. The historian Mariano Fernández Urresti tells us about it. We end with Tomás Bustamante, a veterinarian and scholar of the history of Torrelavega and Cantabria. With him we discover the details of the industrialisation of the area since the 19th century.