Sunbathers crowd La Malagueta, a beach in Málaga, Spain, May 6, 2026. Francisco de la Torre, the mayor of Málaga, is credited with turning the once drab port into a culture and tech hub. Critics say he’s also destroyed the city’s soul. (Laura León/The New York Times) By JASON HOROWITZ Every few yards on the palm-lined boardwalk, another passerby stopped Francisco de la Torre, Málaga’s 83-year-old mayor, to thank him for transforming this port town on Spain’s southern coast. A local investment…
