Vicente de la Fuente García (29 January 1934 – 22 December 2021) was a Spanish politician. A member of the Union of the Democratic Centre, he served as Mayor of Betanzos from 1979 to 1983.[1] He died on 22 December 2021, at the age of 87.[2] He was the first Mayor elected in Betanzos after the fall of Francoist Spain.[3]
Vicente de la Fuente García | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Betanzos | |
| In office 1979–1983 | |
| Preceded by | Ramón Sánchez García |
| Succeeded by | Antolín Sánchez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 January 1934 Betanzos, Spain |
| Died | 22 December 2021 (aged 87) |
| Political party | UCD |
Mayorship
editAs mayor of Betanzos, de la Fuente worked to bring back transparency that was lacking during the Francoist era. This included recovering municipal archival documents and opening a municipal archive. In addition, he revived Anuario Brigantino after a 30-year pause in publication. The publication, which is a university-level research journal, has since been archived at the Library of Congress.[3][4]
Personal life
editVincente de la Fuente had 9 children.[2]
Legacy
editThe mayor of Betanzos at the time of his death, María Barral, has proposed to rename the Santo Domino cultural building to Centro Cultural Vincente de la Fuente.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Balance de Gestión" (PDF). Ayuntamentio de Betanzos (in Spanish).
- ^ a b "Fallece el exalcalde de Betanzos Vicente de la Fuente García a los 87 años". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Betanzos. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ a b Erias, Alfredo (24 December 2021). "En memoria de Vicente de la Fuente". La Opinión de A Coruña (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Villar, Marta (28 September 2007). "El "Anuraio" ya está en internet". La Opinión de A Coruña. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "La sede cultural de Santo Domingo de Betanzos llevará el nombre de Vicente de la Fuente". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 27 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.