The proposal for Josefina Castellví Piulachs received 37 votes (49.3%), surpassing Núria López-Bigas (35 votes, 46.7%) and Josefa Barba-Gosé Flexner (3 votes, 4%). Castellví Piulachs (Barcelona, 1935-2026) was a distinguished Catalan biologist, oceanographer, and researcher of international renown.
A graduate in Biological Sciences from the University of Barcelona, she specialized in oceanography in Paris and obtained her doctorate in 1969. She developed a significant part of her career at the Institute of Marine Sciences of the CSIC, focusing her research on marine microbiology and oceanic ecosystems.
One of the key moments in her career was her participation in a scientific expedition to Antarctica in 1984, contributing to the development of Spanish research on the continent. Subsequently, she played a fundamental role in the establishment of the Spanish Antarctic Base Juan Carlos I, on Livingston Island, which she directed for several years.
Throughout her professional life, she received numerous accolades, including the Creu de Sant Jordi in 2003 and the Gold Medal of the Generalitat de Catalunya in 2021.
Through this initiative, Sant Fruitós de Bages increases the presence of women's names in the municipal nomenclature and highlights female figures who have excelled in various fields of knowledge, particularly in science.
