SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, July 9 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Héctor Gómez, participated this Sunday in the Romería de San Benito in San Cristóbal de La Laguna together with its mayor, Luis Yeray Gutiérrez. This festival, which is held on the second Sunday of July, has been declared a Festival of National Tourist Interest, which is why it attracts hundreds of visitors.
The minister, who has also accompanied the neighbors to the liturgy, has been able to share experiences and impressions; but, especially, he has been able to see first-hand how a festival of this importance has recovered its full activity.
“I was very excited to accompany the mayor of La Laguna on his big day and to see the illusion and joy of the people in every corner. This party, which is prepared with so much passion and effort on the part of everyone, is the symptom of that we can celebrate and enjoy our traditions again with total normality. Enjoying our culture again, at a time when it is our obligation to vindicate it, our traditions and our history is thanks to collective work. There is no greater pride”, stressed the minister.
Héctor Gómez also stressed that the celebration of San Benito Abad, patron saint of Europe, coincides with the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU: “A symbol of the European spirit and the common values of dignity, tolerance and progress that we are going to defend during this Presidency”.
