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City officials today opened the new street named after Victoria businessman Manuel Conesa, VICMAR Industries, Inc., in the "La Scale" in this locality, which was attended by family members and workers of this factory, and representatives of other neighborhood groups and Totana professionals.
The act gives full response to the mandate of last September, a proposal by the Mayor of Totana, José Martínez Andreo, whose initiative is to recognize the history and work of Manuel Victoria Cone, founder and president of Vicman Industrias SA who invented and patented several items related to the motorcycle industry.
Victoria Manuel Conesa, as declared by the Mayor of Totana, "has been a caring person who has contributed to numerous social causes, always anonymous for his humble and selfless character."
As we have defined the mayor, "has been a self-taught person with an immense desire to learn and make useful what I learned."
Taking into account the circumstances of those years, few resources and little chance of going to school. "Martínez Andreo highlighted" the great wisdom that has always been characterized by the desire to train himself. "
The mayor noted that municipal initiative does justice to a person in Totana which "has been passed on his knowledge to those learners joined the project that resulted in the great company it is today."
In addition, it has emerged as a "show of perseverance, work, dedication, sacrifice and hope of Victoria Manuel Conesa, which are an example for current and future generations."
Biography
Victoria Manuel Conesa was born in Barcelona on April 4, 1925.
He is the youngest of six children, of whom only left him.
In 1979 took part as a City Councilman in the first democratic party as a member of UCD.
In the professional arena in 1944 with his brother Gaspar, set up a shop selling and repairing bicycles in the streets distributing Cánovas Del Castillo ORBEA bicycle brand to Totana and its region.
Since 1959, the business was divided and formed a small company called Victoria Manufactures. "
Industries founded last time VICMAR, being now a corporation.
During these years has provided a Serveta mirrors, Moto-Scooter, Torrot, Gac, Puch, Derbi, Rieju, Suzuki, Peugeot and Yamaha.
A curious fact is that once belonged to the General Society of Spanish inventors in the late 40's.
He invented the non-refillable cap tin and tin, materials that were used then, and offered it to a family member, Diego Zamora Conesa (manufacturer of liquor 43) but rejected it because in those years the invention was not commercial.
Also, patented accessories for bicycles and motorcycles, such as a warning whistle to bicycles and the like, and double support for double flags are normally placed on bicycles and motorcycles, which were manufactured and sewn in the company of his wife Lucia.
Also developed remarkably spherical systems for rear view mirrors of motorcycles and mopeds.
In 1997, the Regional Federation of Employers of the Metal de Murcia (FREMM), was awarded the prize for best employer in the Region of Murcia, and subsequently the town of Totana given the prize "Totaneros 2005" in the business mode .
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Source: Ayuntamiento de Totana. Foto: Totana.com
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