Alpedrete City Council corrects the name change
The Alpedrete City Council, located in the Community of Madrid, has taken the decision to rectify and restore the original names of the Paco Rabal Square and the Asunción Balaguer House of Culture. This name change was made a couple of weeks ago, when they were changed to Plaça d’Espanya and ‘La Cantera’. However, after an emergency meeting held this Monday, Alpedrete’s government team, made up of PP and Vox, has decided to rectify this decision and return to the original names.
According to the statement issued by the City Council, this change of names was not intended to belittle or belittle the cultural legacy of the people to whom the squares honor. The government team has acknowledged that they did not know how to adequately explain the will of this change and that this decision did not reflect their intention to respect and value the cultural legacy of Paco Rabal and Asunción Balaguer.
Reaction of the president of the Community of Madrid
The president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, has been totally against this change of names and has asked for a rectification by the mayor of Alpedrete. Through social networks, Ayuso has expressed his disagreement with this decision and has asked for a rectification in the face of such a big mistake.
Reaction of the Popular Party
The national spokesperson of the Popular Party, Borja Sémper, has joined President Ayuso’s request for rectification. Sémper has expressed his disagreement with this decision and has asked for an urgent rectification by the Alpedrete town hall.
Reaction of the neighbors and the opposition
Dozens of residents of Alpedrete gathered in the center of the town to express their indignation at this change of names and to request that the municipal government’s decision be reversed. In addition, the Más Madrid and PSOE groups in the Madrid Assembly criticized this decision in the regional Parliament.
Benito Rabal, son of Paco Rabal and Asunción Balaguer, has shown his satisfaction with this rectification and has highlighted the importance of popular mobilization and the support of the opposition parties to achieve this change.
conclusion
Alpedrete City Council has rectified the name change of Paco Rabal Square and the Asunción Balaguer House of Culture after receiving criticism and pressure from the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, and the opposition This decision has been well received by the neighbors and the family of Paco Rabal and Asunción Balaguer, who consider that justice has been done and the cultural legacy of these two important figures has been respected.
