Two new rulings raise favorable judgments for Corralejo’s Old Town to 128
Justice has once again sided with Corralejo residents in their battle against the real‑estate scheme of Delval Internacional. The courts of Puerto del Rosario have confirmed the ownership of two properties belonging to the Morera Morera and Carballo Acosta families.
The judicial dispute over Corralejo’s historic centre has added two more victories for the neighbours. The First Instance and Instruction Courts No. 6 and No. 7 of Puerto del Rosario have recently issued favourable judgments in the cases of two properties – one on the small square of Corralejo and another at 14 Gerardo Estévez Martín Street. Their owners have had their rights recognised against the company Delval Internacional, S.A., managed by José Manuel Jiménez del Valle.
In both proceedings the rulings concluded that the company did not acquire the properties in good faith, so it cannot rely on the public faith of the land register. The judges upheld the neighbours’ claims by applying the doctrine of extraordinary acquisitive prescription, finding that the residents had possessed the properties openly, peacefully and uninterruptedly for more than thirty years.
The judgments satisfy the three requirements for a declaratory action of ownership: the plaintiff’s need for protection, full identification of the property, and proof of ownership. Among the evidence presented by the neighbours were building licences, utility connections, tax receipts, cadastral documents, photographs and witness testimonies that confirmed continuous possession of the properties.
Justice for the Morera Brothers, Minerva Carballo and Their Families
The property on the small square of Corralejo belongs to the Morera Morera brothers, while the building on Gerardo Estévez Martín Street is owned by Minerva Carballo Acosta and the family and heirs of her late brother, Mamerto Carballo Acosta – a resident who died without ever seeing his ownership legally recognised.
Awaiting a Criminal Ruling from the Supreme Court
These new decisions add to the long‑running legal track that the Committee of Affected Residents of Corralejo’s Old Town has built over more than two decades of struggle.
Although civil jurisprudence overwhelmingly favours the neighbours, the collective’s next battle is to have the Supreme Court prosecute the alleged criminal network behind the Old Town scheme.
The Committee’s activism was honoured with the Canary Islands Gold Medal in 2017, and it continues to strengthen its position in the courts against the company that claims ownership of a large part of the historic fishing‑village core.
Balance of Favorable Judgments for Corralejo Residents
With the two latest rulings, the total count now stands at 128 favourable judgments for Corralejo’s residents, distributed as follows: 64 from the First Instance Court of Puerto del Rosario, 45 from the Provincial Court of Las Palmas, and 19 from the Supreme Court.