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Paseo González Díaz / Camino del Rincón

Francisco González Díaz

(Las Palmas de GC 1866 - Teror 1945)
Writer, journalist and environmentalist

Etual Ojeda
1980s (2007)

Description

Stone bust.

Inscription(s)

Francisco González Díaz

"El Apóstol del árbol"
(Las Palmas de GC, 1866 - Teror, 1945)
Escritor, Periodista y defensor del medio ambiente
Teror le dedicó esta calle el
17 de febrero de 1912

Francisco González Díaz

"The Apostle of the tree"
(Las Palmas de GC, 1866 - Teror, 1945)
Writer, journalist and environmentalist
Teror dedicated this street to him
17 February 1912

Signature

Etual

Annotation

The bust was made in the 1980s has been donated by the Lions Club of Teror, which has also funded a plaque to pay tribute to the writer who developed his creative work for many years in Teror.

Sculptor

Etual Ojeda Alonso, Spanish-Canarian sand sculptor of Gran Canaria (Website).

Sources & Information

Esculturas en Gran Canaria, Teror.
La Estrella que nos guia, Teror.
InfoNorteDigital, 29 Nov. 2007, El Paseo Francisco González Díaz estrena un busto del escritor y periodista.

Locatie (N 28°3'51" - W 15°32'41") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: esca231; Photograph: 9 January 2015
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