Coín town hall announces the recipients of this year's honorary medals

José Miguel Palomo (Coín 1976), a scientist at the higher council for scientific research (CSIC), will receive the medal for his involvement in the discovery of a nanomaterial used to eliminate the Covid-19 virus on contact with masks or gowns.

The flamenco singer, José Rico Jiménez (Coín 1926), better known as Pepe de la Isla (along with the flamenco peña that bears his name), was awarded the distinction because he was, according to the councillor, Francisco Santos, “one of the most influential flamenco singers in Spain of the 20th century”.

The Cudeca Foundation, which has had a charity shop in Coín since 2009, was given the honorary award for the “commendable support they offer to those who are in palliative care and their families, which is essential at that time,” Santos said.