Gipuzkoan personality, born in Hondarribia on 24 February 1888. Mayor of Hondarribia in 1925 and from 1942 to 1958. He edited the newspaper El Bidasoa , with which he collaborated from 1915 to 1936. He was a professor at the School of Arts and Crafts in Iran, a provincial deputy, and a representative in the Cortes representing the municipalities of Gipuzkoa. Named Favorite Son of Hondarribia in 1929, he received numerous distinctions, including the Cross of Alfonso the Wise and the Medal of Merit at Work (1965), on the latter occasion receiving a tribute from his hometown. A bust of him was erected in the Town Hall in 1968.
Ref. Portu, F.: Hondarribia..., Hondarribia, 1989.