ALFONSO FERNÁNDEZ JIMÉNEZ, A MODEL MAKER

He is 75 years old and has lived his entire childhood in Bullas. He started carpentry at the age of 9 since he needed the money at home, although he liked to study very much and for this reason, with his first salary, he bought a book to be able to continue learning.
At the age of 15 he went to Villajoyosa to work as a carpenter and at 20 he emigrated to Germany. He worked there for seven years in order to earn money to set up the workshop. During that time he wrote two letters to his wife who lived in Bullas, whom he saw only twice before getting married and once married they returned to Germany. Their first daughter was born there and, after three years, they returned to Spain.
At 55, he was diagnosed with lateral sclerosis, for which he retired. From then on he joined carpentry, his passion for architecture. The museum was inaugurated about ten years ago, it has 43 models in total and it is located in Bullas, on Calle San Juan. His illness, and the reduced mobility in his hands that it causes, has not prevented him from dedicating himself to building models, a hobby in which he has been immersed for more than 20 years.
(By María González, Victoria López Jiménez, Cati Fernández Muñoz)

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