The Tías City Council has approved this Tuesday in an ordinary plenary session the proposal for the appointment of Juan Cruz Sepúlveda as official chronicler of the municipality, a lifelong and honorary unpaid figure that favors the protection of the historical and cultural memory of the territory.
From the town hall, his professional career has been highlighted, related to education and the recovery of the social life of the municipality from the individual's point of view, in addition to his personal and human character. Juan Cruz Sepúlveda is the author and collaborator of several books related to the most recent past of Tías.
About Juan Cruz
Born in Mácher in 1954, he was a teacher in different centers in Gran Canaria and Lanzarote, director of the Teachers' Center of Lanzarote and island director of Education of the Government of the Canary Islands in Lanzarote. He holds the Viera y Clavijo distinction in its 2013 edition, awarded by the Ministry of Education, University and Sustainability of the Government of the Canary Islands.
The Island Council of Lanzarote distinguished him with a “special mention” in the 2019 Tourism Awards for the publication of the book The Volcano of Tourism. Origins of Lanzarote's transformation. Before, he had already published the book The Wicket Gate of Tías. A look at the municipality's past (2014) and has published dozens of opinion articles on education and historical reference figures.
Additionally, he is co-author, along with JJ Romero, of the book Reviews on Education in the municipality of Tías (1998) and in 2024 he published Historical Reviews on The Local Police of Tías. Among others, he has given 22 conferences and was the promoter of the Mercedes Medina Díaz association (Educational Golden Jameo 2024) and co-founder of the Tías, Forum for Identity association. He is a collaborator of the Historia de Tías website since its creation.
His/Her functions as official chronicler of Tías will be to investigate and disseminate the past of the locality, compile past and present data and documents, preserve unique and indigenous customs, and preserve historical memory.
It may also raise with the city council matters derived from its investigations to organize activities that stimulate local pride, present to the city council a personal work plan, within the framework of its competencies and advise on matters of archaeology, heraldry, monuments, traditions, architecture, names of roads, streets and squares, choose busts and/or monuments, promoting the conservation of historical, cultural and artistic heritage.