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Asturias Begins Three Days of Mourning for Ex-President Antonio Trevín

Officials opened a capilla ardiente in Oviedo today under a three-day mourning decree to honor his lifelong public service.

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Overview

  • The Government of Asturias suspended extraordinary events and ordered flags at half-mast from July 23 to 25 during the official mourning period.
  • The Presidency’s capilla ardiente in Oviedo has welcomed hundreds of mourners, including political leaders, fellow socialists and citizens.
  • President Adrián Barbón will posthumously confer the Medalla de Asturias after presenting the honor to Trevín at his home last week.
  • A funeral Mass is set for July 25 in Llanes’s basilica, followed by burial in Parres and a commemorative service in Santa Eulalia de Oscos.
  • Trevín, who revealed a pancreatic cancer diagnosis in January and resigned his Llanes council seat on July 4, died at home on July 22 at age 69 after four decades in local, regional and national office.