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Vigo Sets March 26 Vigueses Distinguidos Gala at Auditorio Mar de Vigo

Officials say the move increases capacity for the annual pre‑Reconquista honors.

Overview

  • The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 20:00 on Thursday, 26 March 2026.
  • The city will award its Medallas de Oro to businessman José García Costas and the María Inmaculada (Carmelitas) school.
  • The event relocates from the Teatro García Barbón to the Auditorio Mar de Vigo to accommodate a larger audience.
  • Honorees named as Vigueses Distinguidos include IES Alexandre Bóveda, IES Álvaro Cunqueiro, Fundación Menela, Vida Digna, Club Deportivo Nieto, Alfonso González, and Gonzalo Dávila, among others.
  • Additional recipients include Bembrive Fútbol Sala, Disgobe, Ardora, Denso Vigo, the Candeán polyphonic choir, Gran Peña FC, Run Run Vigo, Club Sieiro Acrobacia Vigo, the provincial trade representatives association, painter Mingos Teixeira and statistician Patricio Sánchez Bello—both posthumous—and advocate Rosa Fontaíña.