The Mayor, Pilar Barreiro, has declared the start of the record of Honors and Awards for a square of La Palma bears the name of Antonio Barranco Bolea, promoter of the Poetic and the neighborhood association council of Cartagena, and also presided for several years the Irrigation Community of Campo de Cartagena.
The case is under public information so they can join citizens and organizations who want them.
The initiative has come from the neighborhood association of La Palma and the City Neighborhood Council, which unanimously acceded to the proposal.
According to the petitioners, since its inception in 1920 until his death in 2009, the life of Antonio Bolea Canyons spent in La Palma, which took place many social and cultural responsibilities to improve the coexistence of its neighbors.
It was the first village headman of La Palma, a post he held 40 years, during which he gave a great impetus to cultural activities of popular participation.
In this period, in 1957, through the Festival Committee of La Palma, Antonio Bolea Barrancos promoted the first Floral Games, Contest of Poetry in Spanish that have since been held every March, during the festivities of Santa Florentina .
He was the first president of the Association of Residents of La Palma in 1966 and also chaired the Commission for the water brought from the river to supply Taibilla for local fields.
From July 1989 to May 2002 was president of the Community of Irrigators of Campo de Cartagena.
To his credit also is the early release of land for the construction of the current Civic Center and the building that now houses the Museum of the Bun.
The proposed public space is a green that is among the streets à ‰ bathroom and Blackthorn, which has no name at present.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena