Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Description

Half figure on a pile of rocks.

Paco Afonso tragically lost his life on 11 September 1984, when he, as civil governor of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, together with his driver and local volunteer firefighters, became caught up in a fire storm in La Gomera while fighting forest fires ravaging the island.

The monument was inaugurated on 3 December 1985. It was made by four students of fine arts, Roberto Ayala [Padrón], Rosa León, Francisco Rodríguez and Evelia Martín.

Inscription(s)

Signature

Artists

• Rosa León (La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria 1962), Spanish-Canarian sculptor (GEVIC, Escultura Canaria).
  
• Evelina Martín Rodríguez (Arrecife, Lanzarote 1962), Spanish-Canarian sculptor (Website - GEVIC, Escultura Canaria).
  
• Roberto Padrón Ayala, Spanish-Canarian sculptor.
  
• Francisco Rodríguez de Armas (La Laguna 1960), Spanish-Canarian sculptor of Esculturas Bronzo (Biography)

Sources & Information

• Bernardo Cabo Ramón , Efémerides, Francisco Javier Paco Afonso Carrillo 1948-1984.
• Bruno Juan Álvarez Abréu, Efémerides, Paco Afonso, todo un mito.

Tags

Location (N 28°24'55" - W 16°32'58") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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