Luis Barcala, Mayor of Alicante, on Thursday evening underlined the “simple, kind, hardworking and close people” of the La Florida neighborhood, pronouncing the proclamation of the patronal feasts in honor of San Francisco Javier.
As a prologue to his speech, the mayor showed his support to the family and friends of the festeras María Dolores Peretó and Pepita Fernández, who died on Thursday. He was accompanied by the councilors of the government team, José Ramón González, Lidia López and Julia Llopis.
These celebrations, chaired by Andrés Romero, are repeated after three years, “but the calendar has not been left empty,” said the mayor. before adding that «the festive soul you have has taken on different forms. All with the same distinctive sign, a shade of contained emotion “. Thus, he recalled the inauguration of the Glorieta Ángel Quevedo, or the proclamation made in 2021 by the local police commissioner, Eduardo Guijarro, “who invaded these streets and squares with a clear message of hope and future, which must never be forgotten. “.
Barcala, before polishing the figures of the offices of honor, gave a small detail to María González Andújar, a resident of La Florida who is 107 years old and who holds the title of Godmother of Honor 2022. She highlighted the Queen of the Holidays of 2022, María Estevan Zúñiga, for her “blend of commitment to your neighborhood, with the joy that representing it means and the responsibility it entails “.
Of the “calm and good” girl, as defined by the Children’s Queen, Daniela López Blasco, he assured that “the band they imposed on you is not a gift. Yes, thanks to your incipient festive trajectory.” Emma Toral Armero, the godmother of honor, she was unable to fulfill her role as queen of children 2020 due to the pandemic. “Today – referring to Thursday night – that dream has come true in a band steeped in the gratitude of those who love you and you admire “.
Two were the Mini-Queens proclaimed. By Daniela López García, she highlighted her “eternal smile and overwhelming sympathy”. In the case of Triana Quevedo Sánchez, she predicted that “it has already been seen in you that you will perform your position in a wonderful way even in your few years”. You concluded by grappling with the minipresident, Hugo Aracil Romero, who “has the appearance of a future president”.
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