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FCC Volunteers, in collaboration with the
Esther Koplowitz Foundation, organized
the presentation of the book “Los últimos
de Guinea” by its author José Menéndez.
Born in Madrid, José Menéndez Hernández
has a Law Degree and is a member of the
Senior Corps of Government Administra-
tors, property registrar, and former magis-
trate of the Supreme Court.
He collaborated with the newspaper ABC
and the Spanish Television Network in Gui-
nea during the end of the colonial period
and in Tegucigalpa in 1968. Between 1972
and 1975, Menéndez wrote a column in
the newspaper Nuevo Diario. He is also the
author of fifteen books and more than two
hundred legal works.
José Menéndez
unveils the book,
“Los últimos de Guinea”
During eight years, he was a professor at
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and
also two years in Universidad Autónoma de
Tegucigalpa (Honduras) and in the Balearic
Islands.
After answering some questions on the for-
mer Spanish colony and signing copies of
his books for those who attended the pre-
sentation, Javier López-Galiacho Perona,
the FCC Director of Corporate Responsibi-
lity, gave him a painting from Artedown, as
a sign of FCC Volunteers’ appreciation for
his generous participation in these cultural
cycles.
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