Simón Bonifacio Rodríguez y Rodríguez

Simón Bonifacio Rodríguez Rodríguez (15 April 1921 in Juncalillo, Gáldar – 17 August 2012 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) was a Spanish teacher, businessman, judge and politician.

Biography Youth Simón Bonifacio Rodríguez y Rodríguez, son of Simón and Ángela Rodríguez, brother of the priests José, Francisco and Teodoro and of Flora. Married to Rosa Torrens Galván

Formed in the Youth Front, where he went through all the ranks of command: Local Chief, Youth Instructor, National Head of the Rural Home, etc. In this last position and in the seventh promotion he won the number one.

In 1934 he moved to Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria, moving to the historic Casa Quintana, which was his residence until his death.

Professional life

On 20 February 2012 he was named adopted son of the city of Guía de Gran Canaria.

Political life He was councilor of Santa María de Guía during the years 1953 and 1963, where he held the council of celebrations. For a brief period he was mayor of the city. In the decade of the 80s of the last century also came to occupy the vice presidency of the Electoral Board of the area.

In 1983 he was head of the AP-PDP list, obtaining the act of councilor of the City Council of Guía.