Overview
- Granada’s Distinction and Honors commission unanimously approved naming the municipal complex after the race walker.
- The building now bears María Pérez’s name and a large portrait mural on its main facade.
- Representatives from PP, PSOE and Vox attended the inauguration as Mayor Marifrán Carazo praised her achievements and the example she sets for children.
- Pérez said she feels privileged to make many people happy, stressed that success requires work, effort and sacrifice, and took photos and offered advice to local children.
- The new honor joins recognitions in her hometown of Orce, where a school carries her name and a sculpture is planned near her childhood home.