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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. He died on 22 December 2021, at the age of 87. He was the first Mayor elected in Betanzos after the fall of Francoist Spain.

Mayorship

As 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 [gl] 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 The publication, which is a university-level research journal, has since been archived at the Library of Congress.

Personal life

Vincente de la Fuente had 9 children.

Legacy

The 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.

References

1. "Balance de Gestión" (PDF). Ayuntamentio de Betanzos (in Spanish).
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ 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.
4. 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.
5. "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.

• 1934 births
• 2021 deaths
• Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain) politicians