{"id":502686,"date":"2026-03-21T19:45:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T23:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/ecologica-avenue-in-sde-will-now-be-called-jose-francisco-pena-gomez\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T19:48:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T23:48:04","slug":"ecological-avenue-in-sde-will-now-be-called-jose-francisco-pena-gomez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/ecological-avenue-in-sde-will-now-be-called-jose-francisco-pena-gomez\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecological Avenue in SDE will now be called Jos\u00e9 Francisco Pe\u00f1a G\u00f3mez"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Santo Domingo<\/strong>. - President Luis Abinader led this Saturday the unveiling of a monument in honor of political leader Jos\u00e9 Francisco Pe\u00f1a G\u00f3mez, as well as the official designation of his name to the former Ecological Avenue.\n\nThe activity took place in a context marked by recent political tensions surrounding the naming of historical figures to public works. However, the president chose to focus his speech on the significance of Pe\u00f1a G\u00f3mez's legacy.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\"I am not going to mention the merits of Dr. Pe\u00f1a G\u00f3mez, because those merits are abundant and known by a large part of the people,\" expressed Abinader.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The Head of State highlighted the importance of the road, considered one of the main entrances to the city of Santo Domingo, and valued that it bears the name of the historic leader. \u201cQ<strong>u\u00e9 better than to have the name of Dr. Jos\u00e9 Francisco Pe\u00f1a G\u00f3mez<\/strong>\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n\n\nThe act included the unveiling of a commemorative plaque, in the month of the political leader's birth, as part of an initiative that seeks to pay tribute to his life dedicated to the defense of democracy and civil rights.\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>You can also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/nacionales\/accidentes-en-la-av-ecologica-preocupan-a-residentes-piden-iluminacion-y-control-de-velocidad\/\">Accidents on Av. Ecol\u00f3gica worry residents: they ask for lighting and speed control<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\nAbinader affirmed that this recognition is also reflected in the Government's public policies. \"<strong>We are honoring it every day with social attention, the reduction of poverty and the promotion of a country that not only grows, but also develops socially<\/strong>\", he said.\n\nHe also explained that the decision was made under a consensus criterion, avoiding confrontations between historical figures, and cited the legacy of Professor Juan Bosch as a reference.\n\nThe mayor of Santo Domingo Este, Dio Astacio, described the designation as an act of historical justice and highlighted the importance of integrating the name of Pe\u00f1a G\u00f3mez into the daily lives of citizens. In addition, he assumed the commitment to keep the avenue as one of the cleanest and most organized in the municipality.\n\nFor his part, Tony Pe\u00f1a Guaba, vice president of the Jos\u00e9 Francisco Pe\u00f1a G\u00f3mez Foundation, thanked the president for the initiative, considering it a significant gesture for the family, the foundation, and the leader's followers.\n\nThe designation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@deultimominutotv\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@deultimominutotv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">avenue<\/a> and the monument are part of an effort to preserve historical memory and bring the legacy of one of the most influential figures in Dominican democratic history closer to new generations.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo. &#8211; President Luis Abinader led this Saturday the unveiling of a monument in honor of political leader Jos\u00e9 Francisco Pe\u00f1a G\u00f3mez, as well as the official designation of his name to the former Ecological Avenue. The activity took place in a context marked by recent political tensions surrounding the naming of historical figures [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133543,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-502686","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-uncategorized"},"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","dum_api":{"author_name":"Carolina Alvarez","author_image":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c41b7d2513f99fce290b3781fa561c1b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","categories_name":["Uncategorized"],"featured_media_url":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/502686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/133543"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=502686"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/502686\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":502687,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/502686\/revisions\/502687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=502686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=502686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=502686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}