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Born in the south of Mexico, she was raised in rebel Zapatista autonomous municipalities to later settle down in San Cristobal de las Casas where she cofounded ''La Casa de las Flores'', a non-profit dedicated to educate, feed and care for the marginalized children living on extreme poverty in the streets of her city. After graduating from Nursing school she enrolled in Biotechnology and Astrophysics.
Spain's Taj Mahal Under Threat of Demolition
What does it take to achieve full devotion? Fatih? Passion? Yearning?
Don Justo Gallego Martínez was born in 1925. As a young man he decided to consecrate his life to Our Lady of Pilar - it was the year 1961 when Don Justo began his journey, he had set his mind to the mission of building her a cathedral. With the help of volunteers, donations and the inspiration he obtain from Gaudi, the years began to give their fruits; colorful mosaics, columns, crypts and stained-glass windows hand-made by Don Justo himself.
Now Gallego is 93 years old, his work, still in process, is a masterpiece in threat of demolition due to the lack of permissions and papers that prove the security of the building.
There is a petition pleading the government to reconsider. Meanwhile his story is both tragic, beautiful and, perhaps above all, highly interesting and deeply touching.
