Concept in Definition ABC

The term of patrimony designates the set of own assets or, failing that, inherited from their ascendants, with which a person has and which is the one who will ultimately tell us about the wealth or the poverty of that individual in question, that is, only by knowing someone's heritage will we be able to know if he is a rich or poor individual.

The equity will be made up of both a liability and an asset. Through the asset will be represented all those assets of the same owner, the real ones, those of credits and on the other hand, the liability is the one on which the debts, obligations and all the charges in general.

On the other hand, assets and liabilities are closely linked to each other, since the liability is backed by the asset that is part of the equity.. This is what allows that, for example, in the case of a mortis causa succession, the heirs of the deceased receive the assets, but also the liabilities and then in the case of the latter, the heirs must satisfy and cancel the liability with the asset when they inherit the estate, because just as they will receive goods real estate, money, jewelry, among other types of assets, will also receive the least pleasant that are the debts of all kinds that have contracted the one to whom inherited.

On the other hand, the assets of a person can be calculated and estimated economically. Generally, the calculation or presentation of the patrimony in economic terms it may be that it is carried out spontaneously by an individual or company, in case it refers to the patrimony of a person When the time comes for example to want to enter a business, and then, with this presentation, the other party, either the lenders or the investment partners of the same, can have a complete idea of ​​the economic background of the person, the economic support that may be in case of having to use it to face some inconvenience, for example, and if, on the contrary, you have several debts, alert us about your history of little reliability.

Meanwhile, it also happens that the heritage, or rather its presentation, is a duty of regulatory compliance in the event of deploying a public function in the state. In this way, with the patrimonies, it is possible to know if this or that politician was illegally enriched during the exercise of his function, if for example his income during a certain period they do not correspond to or represent the level at which their assets evolved during the same time.

Sworn declaration

Formally, the written document through which a public official exposes his fortune is the sworn declaration. It consists of a statement under oath, which is made personally, verbally and also in writing, before the competent authorities.

The importance of the sworn statement of a public official lies in the commitment that it makes him assume with respect to express the truth about the assets and money you possess at the time of entering the public function, during it and at the time of backing out. If a contradiction is found between the affidavit and reality, that official will be plausible of receiving a criminal conviction for having violated the oath taken in a timely manner. Unfortunately, in many cases, these criminal actions do not succeed, but despite this, the declaration Sworn is an excellent control tool against the illicit enrichment of officials public

Cultural heritage

Meanwhile, the concept just exposed is transferred to the cultural sphere and corresponds precisely to the inheritance that a society or community has in cultural matters and that it must take care of it and then transmit it to subsequent generations.

Given that the history that in matters of culture has a nation is what distinguishes it and distinguishes it from the rest is that it must be protected and then there are organizations that are in charge of identifying and classifying those goods that are considered as outstanding for the culture of a territory or of all humanity. And also, on the other hand, they generate mechanisms to take care of them from any type of damage or attack that they may suffer. Because the generations to come have the right to be able to enjoy and live those goods and they are also important as objects of study to be able to establish the history of a place.

UNESCO, an acronym popularly called the United Nations Organization for the Education, Science and Culture is the international and specialized organization that the United Nations has in the field of promotion, defense and preservation of science, culture and communications. Exists since November 1945, it has 195 member states, 8 associated states and is headquartered in the city of Paris. Basically, UNESCO guides communities when it comes to efficiently managing and caring for their cultural assets.