Juan Tapia Sánchez

Juan Tapia Sánchez (22 June 1914[1] – 27 April 1986)[2] was a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) politician in Granada who served as mayor by legal requirement on 15 November 1979.

Born in Almería, Tapia Sánchez joined the Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT) trade union and the PSOE in 1931.[1] He was first elected to Granada City Council during the Second Spanish Republic in the 1930s.[2]

In 1972, when the PSOE split, Tapia Sánchez joined the PSOE(h) (historical sector), which later became the Socialist Action Party (PASOC). In 1977, he joined the mainstream faction.[1] He was also a member of Catholic Action, and met new recruits for his party via this activism.[3]

Tapia Sánchez became mayor by the word of the law on 15 November 1979, when Antonio Camacho García resigned only six months after the first democratic local elections. He resigned five minutes later, declining the office due to his age, and Antonio Jara Andréu became mayor for the next 12 years.[4][5]

Tapia Sánchez died of cancer at the age of 71. The following day, he was given Granada's Gold Medal from the city council.[2][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tapia Sánchez, Juan" (in Spanish). Fundación Pablo Iglesias. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Juan Tapia Sánchez, concejal del Ayuntamiento de Granada" [Juan Tapia Sánchez, councillor in Granada City Council]. El País (in Spanish). 30 April 1986. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  3. ^ Claret García, Antonio M.ª (2022). "Históricos y renovadores. La refundación del PSOE de Granada (1972-1975)". Revista del CEHGR (in Spanish) (34): 305. ISSN 2253-9263.
  4. ^ Ortiz, Tito (1 August 2019). "Niñico, niñico, toma un caramelo" [Little boy, little boy, have a sweet]. Ideal (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Granada 'saca brillo' a la Jarra de los Caballeros XXIV por décima vez durante la democracia" [Granada 'shines' the Caballeros XXIV Tankard for the tenth time in the democratic era] (in Spanish). Ahora Granada. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  6. ^ Vallejo, Susana (2 May 2022). "Las distinciones de Granada: máximos honores para ser ilustre" [Granada's distinctions: the greatest honours for being illustrious] (in Spanish). Granada Hoy. Retrieved 24 December 2022.