The physicist Blas Cabrera Felipe and the folklorist Antonio Corujo Tejera will be declared new Favorite Sons and the archaeologist Inés Dug new Adoptive Daughter. The Special Commission created for the granting of Honors and Distinctions of the Cabildo of Lanzarote for the year 2022 has given the green light to the proposals to declare new adoptive and favorite sons and daughters, as well as to award the Jameos de Oro in several modalities.
At the conclusion of the Special Commission, chaired by Councilor Alberto Aguiar, the president of the Cabildo of Lanzarote, María Dolores Corujo, personally called the distinguished people by telephone to congratulate them. “We have taken an important step forward to adequately recognize the work of the best men, women and entities of our island, at the service of the common good,” the president said.
María Dolores Corujo assures that from the Government Group “we have done everything on our part so that all the groups represented in the Cabildo park our legitimate partisan differences, in order to reach broad agreements when recognizing the people and entities that deserve to be recognized.” "Inés Dug would be the first woman to be declared Adoptive and/or Favorite Daughter of Lanzarote since the first Regulations of Honors and Distinctions of the Cabildo were approved, in the mid-sixties. Therefore, we do justice with equality."
After the deliberation, the proposal that will be elevated to the Plenary of the Corporation is as follows:
Favorite Son of Lanzarote (posthumously): Blas Cabrera Felipe
Blas Cabrera Felipe (Arrecife, 1878-Mexico, 1945) is one of the most outstanding Spanish scientists of all time.
Favorite Son (exceptional): Antonio Corujo Tejera
Antonio Corujo Tejera (San Bartolomé, 1933) is a renowned folklorist who emerged from a fertile saga of musicians.
Adoptive Daughter of Lanzarote: Inés Dug Godoy
Inés Dug Godoy (Fuente de Cantos, Badajoz, 1941), is a pioneer of Spanish archeology who recovered the Zonzamas site.
Social Gold Jameo: Radio Lanzarote
Radio Lanzarote celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022. It has contributed for decades to informing the society of Lanzarote. Distinguished with the Gold Medal of the Canary Islands 2022.
Economic Gold Jameo: Cabrera Medina Group
Cabrera Medina is a family-structured business group that offers services throughout the Canary Islands and was created in 1967 by Don Mamerto Cabrera Medina.
Sports Gold Jameo: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
Alejandro José Hernández Hernández (Arrecife, 1982) is a Spanish soccer referee of the First Division. Since January 2014 he has been an international referee.
Traditional Culture Gold Jameo: Francisco José Navarro
Francisco José Navarro, a radio announcer by profession, received the Gold Insignia of the Cabildo of Lanzarote in 2017, upon retiring after a 44-year career.
Tourist Gold Jameo: Club La Santa
Club La Santa is the largest vacation paradise in the world, based on sports and exercise, wellness, health and numerous social activities.
Gold Jameo for International Solidarity: Alberto Hugo Rojas
Photographer and reporter in conflict zones and refugee camps, Alberto Hugo Rojas is a member of the Reporters Without Borders collective and the NGO Paz en Construcción.
Educational Gold Jameo: Mercedes Medina Association
The Mercedes Medina Díaz Association was created in memory of Doña Mercedes Medina, a teacher from Lanzarote for many years.
Gold Jameo for Sustainability: Vidal Martín Martel
Vidal Martín Martel (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 1968) has spent about four decades studying cetaceans in the Canary archipelago.
Gold Jameo for Cultural Heritage: Salinas de Janubio
The Salinas date from the end of 1895 and Salinas de Janubio, SL, has obtained several awards for the quality of the salt it processes, using traditional methods.
Honorary Advisor: Toñín Ramos
Antonio Toñín Ramos Díaz (Arrecife, 1949) began working at the Tourist Centers in 1968, keeping alive the original spirit of the Centers until his retirement.
