Rocío Monasterio
Spanish–Cuban politician (born 1974)
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- Rocío Monasterio San Martín (born 4 February 1974) is a Spanish-Cuban architect, businesswoman and politician.
- Monasterio has claimed that her birthplace is Madrid.
- They also owned the Manuelita sugar mill and the Compañía Azucarera Atlántica del Golfo, which was listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- Some of the Monasterio family's properties were nationalised in the 1960s following the Cuban revolution, leading some of the family to immigrate to Spain.
- Monasterio reportedly began studies in architecture at the Higher Technical School of Architecture of Madrid (ETSAM) in 1992.
Rocío Monasterio San Martín (born 4 February 1974) is a Spanish-Cuban architect, businesswoman and politician. She was the leader of the Madrid branch of the right-wing Spanish political party Vox, and served as a member of the 11th term of the Assembly of Madrid until 10 October 2024, when she resigned from all political positions after being removed from regional leadership by the party’s national executive.
Biography
Born on 4 February 1974 her birthplace is equally reported to be either Cuba or Madrid. Monasterio has claimed that her birthplace is Madrid. Her Cuban ancestors were large landowners in Cienfuegos. They also owned the Manuelita sugar mill and the Compañía Azucarera Atlántica del Golfo, which was listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The family had links with the Fulgencio Batista regime. Some of the Monasterio family's properties were nationalised in the 1960s following the Cuban revolution, leading some of the family to immigrate to Spain. Her father opened the first KFC in Spain.
Monasterio reportedly began studies in architecture at the Higher Technical School of Architecture of Madrid (ETSAM) in 1992. Monasterio and her architecture firm focused on acquiring properties and turning them into high-end lofts. She earned her degree in architecture in 2009 (the same year she joined the Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid). This circumstance has led to the questioning of several plans and building certifications she reportedly signed in the capacity of "facultative director" at least as back in time as 2003. The projects include partial demolitions for which she implicitly claimed to have the professional qualification which is condicio sine qua non to sign them off.
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