The Archidona Town Hall has named two streets located on either side of the Civil Guard barracks in memory of Francisco Montenegro Jiménez and Francisco Muriel Muñoz, local agents who died in terrorist attacks in the 1980s.
The streets flanking the Archidona Civil Guard barracks have been named since this Friday after Francisco Montenegro Jiménez and Francisco Muriel Muñoz, two agents born in the town who were killed in terrorist attacks in the 1980s. The Town Hall approved the naming as a recognition of their memory, as reported by Diario Sur.
The unveiling of the plaques took place last Friday as part of the events organized for the Feast of the Virgin of Pilar. Relatives of the two civil guards, institutional representatives, and members of the Corps attended the tribute. The chosen location, with the two streets surrounding the barracks, aims to link the memory of the two locals to the institution where they developed their professional careers.
Before unveiling the plaques, the relatives and the mayor of Archidona, Juan Manuel Almohalla, made a floral offering at the monolith inaugurated on September 18 in tribute to the veterans of the Civil Guard. The event served to unite the recognition of those who served in the Corps with the memory of those who lost their lives due to terrorist violence.
Francisco Montenegro Jiménez was murdered on May 4, 1981 in Barcelona. He was on surveillance duty related to postal services and banking institutions when he and another officer stopped at the bar La Parra. Two members of the GRAPO entered the establishment and opened fire on both, who died at the scene.
Five years later, on June 28, 1986, Francisco Muriel Muñoz died in an ETA attack in Zarautz. The officer, assigned to the Rural Anti-Terrorist Groups (GAR), was participating in a tracking operation when a remotely detonated explosive device exploded as the official vehicle he was travelling in passed by. The explosion caused his death and left six other civil guards injured.
The event was attended by the chief colonel of the Civil Guard Command in Málaga, Roberto Blanes González, and commander Salvador Jiménez Rodríguez, who accompanied the relatives and the mayor during the unveiling of the new names. The initiative is part of the events the municipality has been carrying out in recent weeks to celebrate the patron saint of the Civil Guard. Following the recognition of the veterans, Archidona now incorporates the names of two of its locals who died in terrorist attacks into its street names.
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