Puerto del Rosario changes Almirante Fontán Lobe Street to Lorenza Machín

The Plenary of the Puerto del Rosario City Council approved the name change of Almirante Fontán Lobe Street, which will now be called Lorenza Machín Alarcón Street. The agreement was adopted in an ordinary session on July 27, 2026, and is now published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Las Palmas number 115, dated September 25, 2026, with the official reference 1965457.

The announcement, signed by the Mayor-President Cristóbal de Vera Cabrera on September 22, 2026, publicizes the plenary agreement processed under file Exp. 2026/6957R. The change is supported by compliance with Article 35 of Law 20/2022, of October 19, on Democratic Memory, which requires public administrations to remove from public spaces street names linked to individuals or positions related to the military uprising and the Francoist Dictatorship.

The tribute recognizes the trajectory of Lorenza Machín Alarcón as a writer, actress, and social activist committed to the defense of human rights, equality, and culture in the Canary Islands and especially in Fuerteventura.

The Plenary Agreement

The agreement is structured into five points:

• Approve the name change of Almirante Fontán Lobe Street to Lorenza Machín Alarcón Street, in tribute and recognition of her trajectory.
• Empower the Mayor’s Office-Presidency and the competent municipal services to determine the specific road that will bear the new name.
• Urge municipal services to continue the progressive review of the urban nomenclator from a democratic and egalitarian perspective.
• Notify the agreement to Lorenza Machín Alarcón and to the associations and collectives that have expressed their support for the file.
• Communicate the change to official bodies and publish the announcement in the provincial gazette and on the municipal website.

The announcement is identified by number 3,095 within the announcements section of the provincial gazette, which disseminates it for general knowledge.

Official Notifications and Administrative Effects

The fifth point of the agreement requires the communication of the name change to bodies with competencies in census, taxes, and postal services:

• National Statistics Institute
• Electoral Census Office
• State Tax Administration Agency
• Canarian Tax Agency
• Social Security Office
• State Post and Telegraph Company

The publication in the Official Gazette of the Province of Las Palmas and on the municipal website completes the official dissemination of the agreement. The change affects residents of the area in procedures such as the census, the land registry, administrative notifications, and postal addresses.

Review of the street naming system with an egalitarian perspective

The third point urges municipal services to continue developing a progressive process of reviewing the urban street naming system (nomenclátor) from a democratic and egalitarian perspective. The objective is to promote greater representation of women who are benchmarks in the history, culture, and social movements of the Canary Islands, without prejudice to other criteria of public interest that may apply.

The measure is thus framed within a broader line of action that transcends the occasional change of a single street and affects the overall naming of the municipality’s streets.

Publication in the official bulletin allows the agreement to deploy its administrative effects and obliges the notified bodies to update their records. For residents of the street, the change involves reviewing addresses in official documents, contracts, and services, while the City Council finalizes the specific designation of the street and its signage.

Source: Official Bulletin of the Province of Las Palmas, number 115, of September 25, 2026, section I, page 16575 (official reference: 1965457).