San Miguel de Abona: Don Antonio Alfonso Gorrín

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The person in question belonged to one of the most illustrious families in the South of Tenerife and stood out as an agricultural owner, focused above all on the cultivation and export of tomatoes, although he also expanded his production to other crops, as well as livestock, fishing, the naval industry and fuel supply in San Miguel de Abona, founding companies with his brothers and other relatives.

Furthermore, he participated intensely in the social life of the South of Tenerife, organizing tributes, signing writings in the press in support of the work of some local personalities and contributing generously to Email Marketing List various charitable subscriptions. Likewise, he was a librarian and president of the “La Unión” Casino, belonged to the Municipal Board of San Miguel and was part of a local choir, as a renowned baritone. He was later appointed advisor to the Cabildo de Tenerife and was part of various local and island commissions; He was among the co-founders of an exporters' association; and he fought for the improvement of agricultural exports and communications with the south of the island.



He was born in San Miguel de Abona on January 30, 1870, at eight in the morning, being the son of the graduated commander, captain of the Provincial Militias, Don Miguel Alfonso Feo and Doña Clara Gorrín y González. On February 7, he was baptized in the church of the Archangel San Miguel by the parish priest and treasurer Don Juan García Alfonso, Bachelor of Arts; He was named “Antonio María Martín del Sacramento” and the Lieutenant Colonel graduated Infantry Commander Don Antonio Alfonso y Feo, his paternal uncle, acted as godfather, with Captain Don Antonio Hernández Feo and Don José Alfonso Feo as witnesses. nature and neighborhood…