Máximo Cajal López (February 17, 1935 – April 3, 2014) was a

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diplomat and ambassador. López was born in

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. He was the Spanish ambassador to Guatemala in 1980 and was one of the two survivors of the

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(the other being Guatemalan lawyer Mario Aguirre Godoy). He was also ambassador to Sweden and

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as well as Permanent Representative of Spain to

NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...

. He was also the special representative of the Spanish Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, in the

Alliance of Civilizations The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) is an initiative that attempts to "galvanize international action against extremism" through the forging of international, intercultural and interreligious dialogue and cooperation. The Allian ...

. He died on April 3, 2014, in Madrid.Fallece el diplomático Máximo Cajal

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Short biography at the FRIDE site
1935 births 2014 deaths Ambassadors of Spain to France Ambassadors of Spain to Guatemala Ambassadors of Spain to Sweden Permanent Representatives of Spain to NATO {{Spain-diplomat-stub