Adán Martín Menis (19 October 1943 – 10 October 2010)Fallece Adán Martín Menis, ex presidente del Gobierno de Canarias
El País, 10 October 2010. was

president President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

of the

Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; ) or Canaries are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, Autonomous Community of Spain. They are located in the northwest of Africa, with the closest point to the cont ...

(

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

) from July 2003 until 2007. Menis was born in

Santa Cruz de Tenerife Santa Cruz de Tenerife (; locally ), commonly abbreviated as Santa Cruz, is a city, the capital of the island of Tenerife, Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and one of the capitals of the Canary Islands, along with Las Palmas. Santa Cruz has a ...

. He was an industrial engineer and represented the

Canarian Coalition The Canarian Coalition (, CC or CCa) is a regionalist and Canarian nationalist political party in Spain operating in the Canary Islands. The party's aim is for greater autonomy for the islands but not independence. Its position has been labeled a ...

party. Menis was elected president in the autonomous elections of 2003. He has also served as mayor of

from 1979 to 1987, the minister of public works in the island council of

Tenerife Tenerife ( ; ; formerly spelled ''Teneriffe'') is the largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands, an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain. With a land area of and a population of 965,575 inhabitants as of A ...

from 1982 to 1986, a national deputy from 1993 to 1996, vice-president of the Canary Islands and president of the island of

from 1987 to 1999.

Death

He died in

Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...

. His funeral was held on October 11, with a funeral procession from the chapel in the Government Building of the Canary Islands to the Church of the Conception of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. There Mass was celebrated by the Bishop of the

Diocese of Tenerife In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associated ...

Bernardo Álvarez Afonso Bernardo Álvarez Afonso (born 29 July 1949) is a Spanish people, Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna in Tenerife, common ...

, and mass was attended by other civil authorities. From the Iglesia de la Concepción the coffin left for Santa Lastenia Cemetery. Adán Martín was the first regional president of Spain to die in times of democracy.Canarias despide a Adán Martín
/ref> In 2011, the

Auditorio de Tenerife The Auditorio de Tenerife "Adán Martín" (commonly referred to as the Auditorio de Tenerife) is an auditorium in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. Designed by architect Santiago Calatrava, it is located on the Avenue of the Constitu ...

, it was renamed to ''Auditorio de Tenerife "Adán Martín"'', as a tribute for having promoted its construction. But despite this, the building is still better known by its original name.

References

External links

Biography of Adán Martín Menis (in Spanish)
1943 births 2010 deaths People from Santa Cruz de Tenerife Canarian Coalition politicians Presidents of the Canary Islands Members of the 6th Parliament of the Canary Islands {{CanaryIslands-stub