The Cabildo of Lanzarote is already working on a complete agenda of events to commemorate the centenary of the Lanzarote writer and journalist Leandro Perdomo Spínola (Arrecife, 1921 – Teguise, 1993), founder, among others, of newspapers such as “Pronósticos” or author of books such as “Diez cuentos” (1953).
Leandro Perdomo was one of the most important journalistic and literary figures in the insular and regional panorama of the second half of the 20th century, leaving an influence and a cultural legacy of utmost importance in the letters of Lanzarote and the Canary Islands. Among other distinctions, Leandro Perdomo has been recognized as an Illustrious Son of the Villa de Teguise.
The Culture and Education areas of the Cabildo de Lanzarote, which are directed by councilors Alberto Aguiar and Paula Corujo respectively, will be in charge of coordinating the program of events, which is being designed together with the writer's family.
Among the planned events, there is a round table on the figure of the writer, the design of educational content for the island's schools, as well as naming one of the rooms of the Insular Library of Lanzarote after the writer, among many others.
The president of the Cabildo de Lanzarote, María Dolores Corujo, wanted to highlight the relevance of Perdomo's figure and the need to celebrate his centenary. “Leandro Perdomo is part of our cultural and literary history. He is, without a doubt, one of the most transcendental figures in Lanzarote and Canarian literature in the second half of the 20th century. In part, the image we have of Lanzarote and ourselves is conditioned by his vision of the island, its landscape, its territory, its inhabitants, its way of life and its culture. Perdomo deserves that the people of Lanzarote celebrate his centenary as it should be,” said Corujo.
About Leandro Perdomo Spínola
Leandro Perdomo Spínola published six books: “Diez Cuentos” (1953), with illustrations by Manolo Millares; “El Puerto de la Luz”, (1955), also with drawings by Manolo Millares and prologue by Ventura Doreste; “Nosotros Los emigrantes” (1969); “Lanzarote y yo” (1974), with a cover by César Manrique and a prologue by Néstor Álamo; “Desde mi cráter” (1976), with illustrations by Enrique Spínola González; and “Crónicas Isleñas” (1979), with drawings by Agustín Cabrera Perdomo.
In addition, he directed two printed media: “Pronósticos” (Arrecife, 1946-Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 1948) and “Volcán” (Brussels, 1963-1968), a periodical publication aimed at the Spanish colony in Belgium, where he emigrated in 1957 due to the situation of hardship he was going through.
In 1968 he returned with his family to Lanzarote, settling in the Spínola family home in Teguise. After printing “Nosotros, los emigrantes” (1970), throughout the seventies he disseminated his articles in “La Provincia”, above all, and in “Diario de Las Palmas”. From 1985 he published a weekly chronicle in the weekly “Lancelot”, where his sections 'Desde mi Villa vieja' and 'Mi dromedaria' became known.
