I am from Playa Blanca. Son of a family of sailors. I grew up watching hands that knew no rest, hands punished by salt, by wind, and by work. In my house, I learned that the sea gives nothing away and that everything we have has cost effort, sacrifice, and dignity.
That is why, when I see what is happening in El Golfo, I cannot look the other way.
One does not need to have been born there to understand the pain of a people who see part of their history deteriorate while years pass without solutions.
Because those of us who are children of the sea know that a beach is not just sand. An access is not just a staircase. A pier, a road, or a rock are part of a people's memory. They are the places where our parents worked, where our grandparents taught us to fish, and where many families built their lives.
What hurts me most is not just the abandonment of infrastructure. It hurts me the feeling that there are neighbors who feel that no one listens to them.
El Golfo does not deserve promises that never arrive. It deserves respect.
Respect for its people, for its history, and for those who for decades cared for that corner of Lanzarote without asking for anything in return.
Politics only makes sense when it serves to improve people's lives. When a people feel ignored for years, we should all reflect, regardless of the party to which we belong.
I do not write these words to pit one against another. I write them because I believe we still have time to do things right.
As spokesperson for Nueva Canarias-Bloque Canarista in Yaiza, I will continue to defend that no town in the municipality be forgotten. Not El Golfo, nor Playa Blanca, nor Uga, nor Las Breñas, nor Yaiza, nor Femés, nor La Degollada, nor La Hoya, nor Puerto Calero. Because they are all part of the same history and because when a fishing village is abandoned, it is not just stones that deteriorate.
I hope that those who have the responsibility to decide will listen, act, and understand that El Golfo is not asking for privileges. It is asking for something much simpler, respect. And the commitment that any town in our land deserves.