Vicente de la Fuente García
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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 |
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]
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 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 The publication, which is a university-level research journal, has since been archived at the Library of Congress.[3][4]
