The Minister of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory, Ángel Víctor Torres, has visited the restoration works of the Masonic Temple of the Lodge of Añaza, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, works financed by the Government of Spain. Torres has highlighted the historical relevance of the property, “for its meaning in the defense of democratic values.”
The building, seized and looted by the rebels a day after the Coup d’État of 1936, dates back to the early 20th century (1899-1902) and was the largest Masonic temple built in Spain until the beginning of the War. Its restoration receives a grant from the Ministry of Culture of three million euros.