Alejandro_Finisterre

Alejandro Finisterre

Alejandro Finisterre

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Alejandro Finisterre or Alexandre de Fisterra (born Alejandro Campos Ramírez;[1] 6 May 1919 – 9 February 2007) is known as the inventor of futbolín, a Spanish variant of table football (aka foosball). He was also a poet, publisher and anarchist.[2][3][4][5]

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Biography

He was born Alejandro Campos Ramírez in 1919 to the radio-telegraphist at the lighthouse in Fisterra. 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.[6] While convalescing in Montserrat, Barcelona he realized that he and his fellow wounded Republicans would never play football again and he had the idea for the table game.[7] He patented his invention in Barcelona in 1937 and he also patented a foot-pedal that lets musicians turn the pages of their scores.[8]

References

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    "Alejandro Finisterre: la historia jamás contada del genio del futbolín, en el año del centenario de su natalicio; Adiante Diario". www.adiantegalicia.es.
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    "Alejandro Finisterre | Spain | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com.
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    "Finisterre, Alejandro, 1919-2007". libcom.org.
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    "El poeta anarquista que inventó el taca-taca para la niñez víctima de la Guerra Civil Española".
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    "El poeta anarquista que inventó el taca-taca". La Hora. February 8, 2017. Archived from the original on 2019-07-11.
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    "Alejandro Finisterre - The inventor of Table Football". Typically Spanish. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
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    Eaude, Michael (24 February 2007). "Alejandro Finisterre". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
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    "Who Invented Foosball?". Liberty Games. Retrieved 18 September 2017.


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