We don’t know much about Lucía Méndez. And when I say “we”, I don’t just mean the Zaragoza Twins, I mean everybody.
I can tell you she was born in the second half of 1901. I can tell you she died on 21/03/37. I can tell you she was 35 years old when she died [...]
Archive for the ‘Hijos ilustres de Zaragoza’ Category
17 Apr
Lucía Méndez
6 Mar
Papal Bull
Asking around for candidates to be included in our occasional series “Hijos ilustres de Zaragoza”, I came across the name Fermín Miñambres a couple of times, which was quite a surprise to me as I’d never heard of him. None of my informants was willing to go into any details as to what this Fermín [...]
29 Jun
Xin Hu Lapetra
Many Zaragozans have expressed their indignation that Carlos Lapetra has not figured yet in this section of “Famous Sons of Zaragoza”. Lapetra was a football player, now largely forgotten beyond the banks of the Ebro. Anybody interested in his life and soccer prowess should go to Wikipedia, where no doubt they can find dozens of [...]
26 Apr
Nicolás Sánchez Palazuela
Nicolás Sánchez Palazuela
Born 1946. Completed his secondary education in Madrid, and dropped out of university after one year. After working for two years in the kitchen of a restaurant in Madrid, returned to Zaragoza to open his own restaurant, “El Cazurro”, specialising in a fusion of “cocina aragonesa / japonesa”. Won his first Michelin star [...]
26 Apr
Liborio Alcázar Montes
Liborio Alcázar Montes
Born 1876. Studied with the Jesuits. Started work as a candlestick maker and joined a travelling circus at the age of 19. Soon realized his talents were wasted and took up voyeurism around the age of 24. Spied on females around Spain and published “Observaciones salaces” in 1931, a detailed account of his [...]
