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Calle Puerto del Rosario 2

Agustín Humberto de León González

he did his military service as a volunteer with the Red Cross of the Sea, and died in 1987 while saving people.

Ezequiel de León
1988

Garachico / Agustín Humberto de León González

Description

Commemorative plaque with portrait placed on a slanting stone table in front of the Red Cross building.
Agustín de León was a military sailor from the Red Cross in Garachico who gave his life to save from the others on the 13 January 1987. He was swept away by a great wave when he tried to rescue more people, as he had done a moment before.

Inscription(s)

AGUSTIN H. LEON GONZALEZ

MARINERO VOLUNTARIO DE LA CRUZ ROJA

en el primer aniversario de su desaparicion
en acto de servicio por amor a sus semejantes

13 ENERO 1988

Agustín H. León González

Volunteer sailor of the Red Cross

on the first anniversary of his disappearance
in an act of service for love of his fellow man

13 January 1988

Signature

E. de Leín

Sculptor

Ezequiel de León Domínguez (La Orotava, Tenerife 1926 - La Orotava 2008), Canarian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Facebook, Nostálgicos de la Sociedad de Salvamento de Náufragos.

Locatie (N 28°22'26" - W 16°45'40") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: esca512; Photograph: 30 January 2020
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