The governing team of the Mogán Town Council, in a plenary session held on Tuesday, voted against a proposal presented by Nueva Canarias–Bloque Canarista (NC-BC). The motion sought the protection of historical heritage and the restoration of Casa de Florita, an 18th-century building that, according to municipal regulations, should have been rebuilt more than twenty years ago.
The property is classified with an integral protection level, which means the council itself is obliged to ensure the full preservation of its architectural elements and structure, preventing any modifications that alter its historical character.
“"Either they don't know exactly what has been bought, or the same information is not being conveyed across all areas. In any case, it is a situation that requires immediate clarification. They can't even agree on a lie."
During the plenary session, contradictions arose in the municipal government's statements regarding the acquisition of a building linked to the historic mansion. While a Heritage councilor stated that “a part” of the property had been purchased, the mayor had previously told other media that both the new construction and Casa de Florita itself had been acquired.
However, a review of the municipal file disproves the mayor's version, as neither the purchase deed nor the technical reports mention the acquisition of Casa de Florita. Furthermore, the original owner's sale proposal did not include the mansion, and there is no record of it being under their ownership, as pointed out by NC-BC.
The political group has also questioned the appraisal and purchase process. The valuation commissioned by the Council set the price at 1,596,139 euros, with the condition that existing charges on the property should be deducted. Nevertheless, the Council paid 1.5 million euros without considering the obligation to restore Casa de Florita, imposed by a municipal order from 2001 that remains unexecuted.
Casa de Florita was partially demolished in 2001 during the construction of an adjacent building. That same year, the Mogán Town Council ordered its restoration to its original state, an order that, twenty-five years later, remains unfulfilled. Since 1989, residents and groups have demanded the protection of the municipality's historical and ethnographic heritage, without receiving a response.
The NC-BC motion proposed restoring Casa de Florita, approving a catalog of heritage assets, developing protection plans, establishing a protocol for precautionary measures, and allocating specific funding. The governing group voted against all these proposals, which Nueva Canarias has described as a display of political inconsistency.
