Lorenzo Carbonell Santacruz Explained

Lorenzo Carbonell Santacruz (ca|Llorenç Carbonell i Santacruz) (Alicante, 1883[1] - 1968[2]) was the mayor of Alicante between 1931 and 1936.

He was a member of the Republican Youth of Alicante and was elected to the Council of Alicante in 1909 under a Republican-Socialist coalition, before founding the Radical Republican Socialist Party (RRSP) in the city.

In the 1931 municipal elections, 81% of the votes in Alicante were for the Republican-Socialist coalition, and he was unanimously elected the mayor of Alicante.

During his term, an ambitious program of urban reform was instigated, for example the urbanisation of a part of the centre of the city that was blocking the urban expansion, creation of new ways of communication, increasing the construction of schools, and a project to urbanise the beach at San Juan, which counted on the support of the Minister of Public Works, Indalecio Prieto.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Matas . Joaquín Santo . Otros alicantinos ilustres . 24 April 2024 . Universidad de Alicante . 978-84-1302-260-4 . 73 . 24 November 2024 . es.
  2. Book: Sas . María Teresa Martínez de . Diccionari biogràfic del moviment obrer als països catalans . 2000 . L'Abadia de Montserrat . 978-84-8415-243-9 . 329 . 24 November 2024 . ca.