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The future "Farmer's House" will be named "Francisco Morales Pastor" (15/08/2009)

Local Corporation shall, at its regular meeting of September, a motion of Mayor in proposing that the future building of the Farmers Home Totana is named "Francisco Morales Shepherd, former chairman of the House last Local land and promoter of the professional association network totanero field.

As explained by the mayor of Totana, José Martínez Andreo, Francisco Morales devoted its efforts to improve living conditions and professional agricultural workers in the city and work to provide more and better equipment and infrastructure to the entire field totanero .

Martínez Andreo has indicated that call your name at the future building where farmers will have their point of meeting and work is a tribute and a recognition of his great work done in the municipality.

The mayor pointed out that Francisco Morales was elected president in 1979, some months before the first democratic municipal elections, the Chamber of Agriculture Local de Totana, a position he held with great dedication and effort so that these organisms became extinct in late 1986 for the Regional Chamber of Agriculture.

In this sense, Martínez Andreo says his work in this organization contributed decisively to make this institution in Totana a body for consultation and collaboration with the Administration on issues of general interest in agriculture.

During this time, as stressed by the mayor, Francisco Morales worked tirelessly and altruistically, along with many other farmers totaneros and coinciding with the arrival of water infrastructure Tajo-Segura, in the definition of the proposed works post-transfer, in the consolidation of irrigation diversion structure in the municipality, in the promotion of the first plant in our field campaigns, the implementation of agricultural insurance of crops in the creation of rural child care promoted Local Agrarian Chamber, as well as many other projects within its jurisdiction that have enabled economic and social development of Totana and a valuable legacy to later generations of farmers.

Biography

Pastor Don Francisco Morales was born on December 27, 1923 in the heart of Murcia in Algezares (Murcia), in a family of humble and devoted exclusively to agriculture and small livestock, which allowed him since childhood know the details and hardships of this profession.

Totana contact with him came from his father when he was traveling for work, so that soon could see the potential of this town and know its good land, improved pasture, hard working, hospitable and welcoming.

His entrepreneurial spirit made him settle in Totana to improve the lives of his family, a life philosophy that never leave and that future initiatives permeate all professional and personal.

Thus, in 1947 he moved to Totana and became the property with a few dairy cows, which made him the nickname fend loving family and "Paco El Vaquero", he combined work with the cultivation of cereals totaneros fields.

By the time he happened to be born and economic conditions of his family received only a few night classes at a neighbor who allowed him to learn to write, and was a loyal, fair and protective of the lives of farmers, he devoted much of his life.

The people of Totana found in a very short space of time, the unselfish generosity and solidarity Francisco for families in need, forgiving debts milk continuously about and assisting with farm tasks to others.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Totana. Foto: archivo Totana.com

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