Author: R.H. José Carrasco y Ferrando.
Historically, as similarly occurred in England, the United States of America and Germany, with the regional Grand Lodges there created, in August 1886 was constituted the federation of the Symbolic Grand Lodge of Catalonia-Balearics. Not many years later and emulating the Grand Lodge of Catalonia-Balearics, in 1889 the Symbolic Grand Lodge of Galaica was founded with its headquarters in Santiago de Compostela; in 1891 the Provincial Symbolic Grand Lodge of Málaga; in 1893 the Provincial Grand Lodge of Murcia and in 1889 the Regional Grand Lodge of Andalucía is formed with its headquarters in Córdoba.
With regards to the Provincial Grand Lodgers, the Constitution of the Grand Lodge of Spain requires that the best and most efficient government body of the obedience demands that the functions of the Grand Lodge and the Grand Master are partially delegated and shared with the local governing bodies for its supervision and service to the Lodges of the area. Therefore the Grand Lodge of Spain and in his name the Grand Master have the authority to form Provincial Grand Lodges to attend the Masonic circumstances of a certain geographic area under its jurisdiction for the Lodges established in the area.
The governing body of the Provincial Grand Lodge is entrusted to a Provincial Grand Master who is designated by the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Spain, who could replace him by own decision.
The creation of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Andalucía and Canary Islands was issued by Decree number 176, and signed by the then Grand Master, Luis Salat Gusil (GLA) and stating:
Article 39 of the Constitution and General Regulations:
Decree:
Article 1.- To constitute the Provincial Grand Lodge of Andalucia and Canaries with all their rights and prerogatives conferred by the Constitution and General Regulations granted in article 39 to article 48 of the Constitution and General Regulations, without exempting it, of the strict fulfilment of the Constitution and General Regulations, as well as of the provisions of the Grand Lodge of Spain.
Article 2.- The jurisdiction will be extended over all the territories of the following provinces:
Almería, Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga, Seville, Las Palmas and Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Article 3.- As from the issue of this Decree the following Lodges will be part of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Andalucía & Canaries:
ANDAMANA Nº14
G.E. LESSING Nº15
OBREROS DE HIRAM Nº24
Official notification of this Decree will be sent to all Lodges of the Obedience through the Grand Secretary.
Issued by me, Grand Master, signed and sealed with the Grand Stamp in Barcelona 7th October 1987.
Signed by: Josep Munté Rodriguez, Grand Secretary
Signed by: Luis Salat Gusils, Grand Master
The Grand Master at this early stages, designated as Provincial Grand Master R. W. Bro. Alberto Isasi Cuyás.
One year later, the Provincial Grand Lodge of Andalucía was detached from the Provincial Grand Lodge of Canaries by Decree number 206 and which transcription is the following:
Me, Luis Salat Gusils, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Spain.
Considering: That Lodges under the jurisdiction of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Andalucía and Canaries have experienced a considerable growth in number of Lodges and therefore is recommended to split these into different Provincial Grand Lodges;
Seen: Article 39 of the Constitution and General Regulations.
Decree:
Article 1.- Constitute the Provincial Grand Lodge of Andalucía with all its rights and prerogatives conferred by the Constitution and General Regulations granted in article 39 to 48 of the Constitution and General Regulations, without exempting it of observing the strict fulfilment of the Constitution and General Regulations as well as the provisions of the Grand Lodge.
Article 2.- The jurisdiction will extend over the territories of the following provinces:
Almería, Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga and Seville.
Article 3.- As from the issue of this Decree the following Lodges will be under the jurisdiction and administration:
G.E. LESSING Nº15
SYDKORSET Nº23
OBREROS DE HIRAM Nº24
GINER DE LOS RIOS Nº30
FRIENDSHIP Nº37
Official notification of this present Decree will be sent to all Lodges of the Order through the Grand Secretary.
Signed by: Josep Munte Rodriguez, Grand Secretary
Signed by: Luis Salat Gusils, Grand Master
The Provincial Board of Honour, displayed at the Provincial Grand Lodge of Andalucía headquarters, lists the names of all Provincial Grand Masters in chronological order and are the following:
R. W. Bro. Alberto Isasi Cuyás
R. W. Bro. Pedro Luis Melgar Fabre
R. W. Bro. Ernesto Guillem Bosco
R. W. Bro. José Carrasco y Ferrando
R. W. Bro. José L. Blanco Astigarraga
R. W. Bro. Jorgen Pank Pedersen
R. W. Bro. Rafael Ruiz Martos
R. W. Bro. William Norton
R. W. Bro. José Carrasco y Ferrando
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Andalucía is constituted by all Brethren registered in First affiliation in the Symbolic Lodges of its jurisdiction covering the area of the province of Andalucía.
The Lodges under its jurisdiction in order of seniority are the following:
G.E. Lessing nº15. El Palo (Málaga)
Sydkorset nº13. Fuengirola (Málaga)
Los Obreros de Hiram nº24. Puerto de Santa María (Cádiz)
Giner de los Rios nº30. Granada
Friendship nº37. Fuengirola (Málaga)
Lafayette nº50. Mijas (Málaga)
Gemni nº 51. Calahonda (Málaga)
Fraternidad Europea nº 52 . Nerja (Málaga)
Constitución nº 63. Puerto Santa María (Cádiz)
Unity nº 74. Mojácar (Almería)
Fuengirola nº 96. Fuengirola (Málaga)
Almería nº 98. Mojácar (Almería)
Aurora nº 101. Nerja (Málaga)
Itálica nº 107. Sevilla
Ágora nº 121. El Ejido (Almería)
Millennium nº 122. Fuengirola (Málaga)
San Juan nº 125. Fuengirola (Málaga)
Sol Invictus nº 134. Málaga
Almanzora nº 139. Mojácar (Almería)
El Dorado nº 156. Coín (Málaga)
Conocimiento nº 158. Granada
Hesperia nº 162. Huelva
Trafalgar nº 168. Algeciras (Cádiz)
Maimónides nº 173. Córdoba
Andres de Vandelvira nº 175. Jaén
Séneca nº 179. Fuengirola (Málaga)