Friends and advisors of Pedro San Ginés were "immortalized" with several sculptures in the underwater museum

"The former president of the Cabildo of Lanzarote, Pedro San Ginés, does not want the Atlantic Museum to be talked about so that it is not known what is locked up there, both on the surface, in the processing of the file, and under the sea, where several of his closest friends and people of his trust, advisors and people closely linked to the Canarian Coalition are shamelessly immortalized." That is what the CEO of the Art, Culture and Tourism Centers, Benjamín Perdomo, revealed this Wednesday, who wanted to settle the "false controversy created by those who try to confuse and deceive the population" around the Atlantic Museum.

"During these last days there has been a lot of talk about this installation, but the truth is that there has been no talk that it is the sinking of Pedro San Ginés' friends", the councilor pointed out.

In his appearance, Benjamín Perdomo showed photographs of the sculptures of four people from the close circle of the former president of the Cabildo of Lanzarote and the former CEO of the Centers, José Juan Lorenzo. Among them, the controversial lawyer Ignacio Calatayud, who has "up to four sculptures". In addition, there is also another of his brother, Carlos Catalayud (also a personal friend of San Ginés); as well as the former advisor to San Ginés Rosario García, and the brother-in-law of José Juan Lorenzo, Luciano García Romero, who is the husband of the former Minister of Tourism of the Canary Islands and current councilor of CC in Arrecife, María Teresa Lorenzo.

"Neither the island nor the Centers deserve this"

"The Centers are a gift from César Manrique to the population of the island, to all without exception, and it is not convenient to try to use the company as a personal fiefdom, as the Canarian Coalition tried to do. Neither the island nor the Centers deserve this", the councilor sentenced, who wondered what merits these people close to San Ginés had "so that they were chosen and not other anonymous people from Lanzarote".

Likewise, he has reiterated that "the removal of the sculptures is not being considered", as he has been announcing since he made public the decision to disassociate this museum from the Centers. "We are working with the Yaiza City Council and with Costas so that the Atlantic Museum is a free and public space, yes, that will have nothing to do with the Centers. It is not going against culture or anyone, but to disassociate the Centers from any political formation", he specified.

Perdomo indicated, finally, that "the study prepared by the previous management pointed out that about 2,000 people a day were needed" for the installation to be economically viable, but he recalled that "only 20 people visited it". "Faced with this reality, what seems evident is that the Canarian Coalition managed the seabed just as badly as the surface", he questioned.