the orotava paid this Thursday, March 2, 2023, a heartfelt posthumous tribute to Anthony Santos Cruzwhich included his declaration as Villero de Honor and the labeling with his name of the street attached to the Parish of Our Lady of the Conception. He passed away in July 2018, his native Villa wanted to recognize his political, social, business and sports career.
The tribute began around seven in the evening with the labeling of the central street between the aforementioned church and Patricio Garcia square. Subsequently, the Noble Hall of the Town Hall of the orotava hosted the act that gave posthumous recognition to this businessman and exedil from Orotava. Chaired by the mayor, Francisco Linareshad the participation of Candelaria Valencia and Isaac Santos, on behalf of the family of the honoree, and with the assistance of numerous neighbors, friends and relatives. It was precisely two groups of friends of Santos, led by Dr. Pedro Eustaquio Perezdeceased on March 30, 2021, and for Pedro Gomez Barretothose who asked the local institution to initiate a file in favor of their figure, an initiative that was supported, unanimously in plenary session held in September 2022.
The proposal had the support of groups such as the Salesian community of La Orotavathe NGO Bosco Global, the Association of Former Students of Don BoscoSalesian Cooperators, the Don Bosco Youth Center in La Orotava, the Association of Mary Help of Christiansthe Arautápala Valley Basketball Club, the San Isidro Basketball Clubhe Orotava Clator Athletics Club and the Perdoma Handball Clubamong others.
The street attached to the Parish of Nuestra Señora de la Concepción bears his name
Francisco Linares assured this Thursday that it was “a well-deserved and emotional act in memory of Anthony Santos, an extraordinary person and loved by all, with great values and principles. He highlighted that he had an important role in the municipality, as a councilor for the villero town hallbusinessman and co-founder and president of San Isidro Basketball Club.
Isaac Santosson of the honoree, said a few words of thanks on behalf of the family, and the former MEP isidoro sanchez intervened to highlight the career and life of the honoree, with whom he shared many years of friendship, and who highlighted his contribution to the development of the Villa and many groups, with whom he was “a true patron.”
Anthony Santos Cruz was born in La Orotava in July 1941. In 1965 he married Candelaria Valencia Dominguez and the fruit of the union were born the four children Toño (DEP), Cande, Carmen Dolores and Isaac. Throughout his life he was linked to various sports, especially basketball. He gave his maximum support to the San Isidro Basketball Club, who was able to survive in the worst moments thanks to his contribution. He was a councilor in two stages, first with the Partido Popular Canario and later with the Agrupación Independiente de La Orotava (AIO), which years later ended up joining the Tenerife Association of Independents (TO YOU).
He was also a prominent entrepreneur, businessman in the optics and jewelry sector in Tenerife. His figure is an institution within multi-opticsof which he became president.
