Overview

• Masa died Saturday in Badajoz at age 83 after a long illness, years after a debilitating cerebral hemorrhage in 2015.
• A funeral Mass was held Sunday at 11:00 in the Parroquia de San José, followed by burial at the Nuestra Señora de la Soledad cemetery.
• Attendees included Mayor Ignacio Gragera, former regional president José Antonio Monago, ex-officials and union leaders, alongside a broad representation of the local business community.
• Creex and Coeba issued a joint communiqué expressing deep sorrow and crediting him with consolidating employer representation in Extremadura.
• He founded and led Coeba and later Creex for decades, advanced to national roles as Cepyme president and CEOE vice-president, and earlier served in the Constituent Cortes and led the Caja Rural Provincial de Badajoz.