Goya Alonso could not hold back his tears when the mayor, José Manuel Bermúdez, announced that the completion of the honors file that the City Council initiated in favor of the historic neighborhood leader of Afur, whereby a section of the Paseo de San Pedro in this nucleus de Anaga, will bear his name. And, as the mayor said, Goya went to the Plenary Hall “deceived”. She did it accompanied by her son, and received the homage of all the councilors, standing up, and applauding her presence.
Bermúdez read, also excited, since he said he knew Goya Alonso “from a very young age” the file by which honors and distinctions are awarded to the so-called neighborhood leader. “The meritorious work that Mrs. Gregoria Alonso Jiménez has carried out in Anaga is sufficiently accredited, fighting for decades to improve the quality of life of the residents of all the towns, neighborhoods and hamlets of the Massif; a neighbor committed to the people, the environment and the culture of Anaga ”, the mayor read.
The file of request for honor or distinction was initiated at the request of the La Cumbrecilla Neighbors Association, a request that was adhered to and supported by numerous neighbors and neighborhood representatives of Anaga.
Doña Gregoria Alonso Jiménez, known to all as “Goya de Afur”, was born in 1949, she is the seventh of nine siblings, she left her studies to help her family at a very young age. He was very familiar with the Santa Cruz City Council, since his father was the “pediatric mayor of Anaga”. Together with him, she learned from a young age what the needs of the neighbors were and the concern of feeling isolated over time.
This knowledge about Anaga’s problems led him to visit all the neighborhoods and towns of the massif to know first-hand the needs of the neighbors, he also toured, at the time, Anaga with a van selling fish and all kinds of demands that the neighbors let them know.
He was part of the neighborhood movement since 1982 in the association La Cumbrecilla, in Afur, where he assumed various positions, even reaching his presidency.
It was federated as a Neighborhood Association in the Federation of Associations of Literal de Anaga (FALA). His concern for the neighbors led his association to claim and fight for the upper area of Anaga to have medical assistance, obtaining the installation of a medical office.
Other measures fought for and achieved by “Goya” were the improvement of roads, tracks, urban transport in the area.
Concerned at all times for the Anaga region to date, it also gets crews of personnel to clean and prepare the roads, to improve access to homes and living conditions of its neighbors and the elderly in Afur and Anaga. I fight for the maintenance of the Hermitage of Afur, achieving its rehabilitation and maintenance.
She became president of the Federation of Associations and Rural Park of the Litoral de Anaga, called FARPLA, from where she obtained housing improvements for the Anaga area.
Committed to the most disadvantaged people, she has worked tirelessly with food delivery organizations, such as the NGOs Sonrisas Canarias and Abrigos y Sonrisas.
During the fateful March 31, she worked hard for her neighbors, Anaga was severely punished by time, so Goya dedicated countless hours to helping people and the recovery of the area
Recognized and loved by her neighbors in Anaga, in 2017 she received a historical recognition from the Cabildo de Tenerife for her human values.
