Alejandro Finisterre
Alejandro Finisterre is known as the inventor of the futbolín, a Spanish variant of the table football. He was also a poet, publisher and anarchist.Biography
He was born Alexandre Campos Ramírez in 1919 to the radio-telegraphist at the lighthouse in Finisterre. He was injured when Franco's fascist forces bombed Madrid in November 1936 and had the idea for a football game while in Barcelona recovering. While convalescing in Montserrat, Barcelona he realized that he and his fellow wounded Republicanos would never play football again and he had the idea for the table game. He patented his invention in Barcelona in 1937 and he also patented a foot-pedal that lets musicians turn the pages of their scores.
