Today we have to say goodbye to someone very special: our dear professor Don Óscar. At CEIP Capellanía, he leaves a deep and serene mark, the kind that doesn't make noise but remains. He was a teacher, a good colleague, and, above all, a person committed to education in its broadest sense: teaching was also about preserving memory, transmitting values, and giving meaning to who we are as a people. We cannot forget that.
Óscar always maintained that the school could not live with its back to the history of Lanzarote. For him, educating meant remembering, naming, and respecting the past. He said that memory was not something ancient or old, but a gift given to new generations so they would know where they came from. And that's how he did it, with simple words, with stories, with examples that sprang from the land and its people.
He spoke of Lanzarote as one speaks of a loved one, with respect, knowledge, and emotion. He taught us that traditions are not empty folklore, but living historical memories, and that caring for them is a form of collective dignity. That is why he felt such deep pride for Los Buches, which he considered an essential part of the island's popular memory, a voice from the past that continues to walk among us. As a chronicler, he knew how to preserve and transmit that legacy with rigor, but also with soul, a great soul. At the CEIP Capellanía, we learned from him that being a teacher is not just about explaining content, but about helping to build identity, critical thinking, and love for what is one's own, for what is ours. His way of teaching, of listening, and of sharing will remain present in hallways, classrooms, and conversations, even though his absence pains us today; there we will always have his presence
Thank you, Óscar, for always reminding us of the importance of memory, for honestly defending Lanzarote's culture, and for teaching from the heart. Your legacy lives on in what you sowed and in all that you helped us remember.
Farewell, MASTER, in capital letters, as I always called you. There, in that sky you now inhabit above Lanzarote, you will continue to shine in the memory of this island you loved so much. To his family, my most sincere embrace, with the certainty that his legacy lives on this island and in all the people he taught to love it. Not all the stars together can compare to the light you had.With all my affection, comrade.