Gustavo Santiago Valencia


Birth Date: 21st January 1924 (†19th august 2008)
Birth Place: Ourense
 Curriculum

He studied Secondary Education at 'Apóstol Santiago' School as boarder (1942). From 1952 to 1964, he studied his career at the Catholic Institute of Arts and Industries (ICAI) in Madrid. In 1980 he took his doctor's degree in Madrid. He retired on 30th June 1985.

 Work & Activities

WORKS: -Assembly of the power station 'Barrios de Luna' in Babia - León. -Production manager of 'Eléctricas Leonesas, S.A.'. -Rural electrifications in El Bierzo. -Rural electrifications in Sanabria. -In 1964, he moved to the electrical company FENOSA in Santiago de Compostela. -Planification and project manager in Santiago. -Projects and works of rural electrification. -Technical publications in specialized magazines.

 Other Interesting Aspects

-Member of the 'Asn. Francais de Eclarage'. -Member of the Spanish Committee of Ilumination (Board of directors 1980-86). -Member of the Spanish Electrotechnical Association. -1963-64: President of the 'St James way' section at the Institute of Studies of El Bierzo (Ponferrada). -1964: Member of the 'I Tourism Assembly in León'. -1976: President of the Foundation of 'Pedrón de Oro' Society. -Member of the board of directors of 'Castelao' Foundation. -Member of the Foundation 'Museo do Pobo Galego'. -President of the association 'Asociación de Jubilados de Unión Fenosa de Santiago'. -Collaborator in 'Tertulia Vimaraense de Cultura', Guimaraès (Portugal).