</ref> He died on 22 December 2021, at the age of 87. He was the first Mayor elected in Betanzos after the fall of Francoist Spain. Mayorship As mayor of Betanzos, de la Fuente worked to bring back transparency that was lacking during the Francoist era. This included recovering municipal archival documents and opening a municipal archive. In addition, he revived ' after a 30 year pause in publication. The publication, which is a university-level research journal, has since been archived at the Library of Congress. Personal life Vincente de la Fuente had 9 children.