José Finat y Escrivá de Romaní
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José María Finat y Escrivá de Romaní (11 February 1904 in Madrid
– 1995), Count of Mayalde, of Finat and of Villaflor, was a Spanish politician who occupied the post of Spanish Ambassador to Germany between 1940 and 1942. On his return from Germany, he was appointed Director of Security, and then in 1952 mayor of Madrid until 1965. He was awarded many honours both during the dictatorship and posthumously.
His thirteen years term as Mayor of Madrid was the longest in the 20th Century in this city.
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Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
– 1995), Count of Mayalde, of Finat and of Villaflor, was a Spanish politician who occupied the post of Spanish Ambassador to Germany between 1940 and 1942. On his return from Germany, he was appointed Director of Security, and then in 1952 mayor of Madrid until 1965. He was awarded many honours both during the dictatorship and posthumously.
His thirteen years term as Mayor of Madrid was the longest in the 20th Century in this city.