OPENING: Franco
The monument was inaugurated on March 16, 1966, the press release Canary Echo newspaper said: "The monument to be the boss of the English State was opened at ten o'clock this morning at the intersection of Rambla General Franco and the Avenida de Anaga. More than 100,000 people arriving from all over the island witnessed the solemn ceremony. The monument by sculptor Juan de Avalos, was erected by popular subscription to commemorate the departure Tenerife Generalissimo, Captain General of the Canary Islands then to acaudillar the national movement.Trade Minister, Mr. Faustino García-Fernández Moncó pressed the button operation of lighting systems and water of the monument, which was blessed by the Bishop of the Diocese of Tenerife. The following addresses by the mayor and civil governor, and finally took the floor to the minister. Then there was an offering of flowers. The Songs and Dances of the Women's Section began its proceedings a touch of color in this momentous event.
The completed wreath before the monument to be the boss of the English State Minister Trade placed an olive branch, symbolizing peace. Also, the captain general of the Canary Islands laid a bouquet of oak, symbol of strength, and the civil governor of Tenerife placed a laurel branch, symbol of victory.
The inaugural event has been one of the largest known patriotic Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The fervor of the islanders joined all the boats anchored in the harbor, including several transatlantic repeatedly sounding their sirens, many of them waving the English flag. "
THE MONUMENT:
" The archangel conceived flat shapes and edges have above the historical figure who symbolizes the Caudillo part of Tenerife to the Crusade, with only two unique elements: Faith and the Flag. The faith symbolized by the sword as a cross and the flag that covers the body strong and youthful in the wind in winged form. It is made of cast and patinated bronze, were placed in parts gold to give more quality.
The tree stand is the island of Tenerife and is patterned granite and agreed to take the anchor inside the monument. Around the island produced a hazy water jets that, when illuminated give the impression of fog, the mist-existing upper Tenerife island. The angel has its wings and fabrics embossed copper plate and arms, head and feet of bronze.
The pond measuring approximately 30 meters in diameter at its bottom closed by a wall consisting of nine pillars of fourteen feet high and topped with shields joined by eight spaces in the form of stepped slope with five weirs by where the water fell. The pond is not very deep, has a meter in more of the multiple jets which arose with the encounter of the great waterfall of the fund formed a similar movement to the rough seas. "Undoubtedly one
true work of art that we defend against attacks by politicians ignorant and spiteful of the sectarian left distort and destroy the history of Spain.
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