On Thursday October 31, coinciding with the commemoration of the sixth anniversary of the death of the great Asensio Sáez, was officially constituted public Foundation that bears his name.
The event took place at the headquarters of the House of the pinion and in the presence of the notary of the town, Don Carlos Brown Bahlsen, who testified to the constitution.
The Foundation is a municipal and form part of our Mayor, Francisco Bernabé, who presides, the Aldermen of Culture and Tourism, Julio Garcia and Laura Vicente, respectively, and the Archivist and Official Chronicler of La Union, Francisco Ródenas.
Act as secretary of the Technical Board of the Council's general administration.
Asensio Sáez Foundation was founded with the purpose of giving publicity to the life and work of one who has been one of the most important figures in the history of our town, performing all activities for this purpose are accurate cultural nature to achieve this goal, including including the recovery of which was his home, located on Main Street, to transform it into his House Museum to enjoy the town of La Union, as was his wish.
Asensio Sáez, writer and painter, is the person we should have recovered the identity and history of our town, reliving in our minds and hearts the myth of the "Cool City" of which we are so proud unionenses.
In recognition of his outstanding work was named Favorite Son of The Union and Our Cultural Center and Plaza situated opposite the same, with a bust in his memory, bearing his name.
Source: Ayuntamiento de La Unión