En la Villa Maya tuvo su casa Porfirio Smerdou (1905-2002), cónsul de México, quien dio cobijo y salvó a cientos de refugiados de ambos bandos en la guerra civil.

English translation: "In Villa Maya had his home Porfirio Smerdou (1905-2002), consul of Mexico, who gave shelter and saved hundreds of refugees from both sides in the civil war."