Dr. José Ma. Castelo-Appleton

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Dr. José Ma. Castelo-Appleton

He has a highly multifaceted background spanning academic management, historical and anthropological research, international security, and artistic creation.

Contact Information and Key Distinctions

Location: Girona, Spain.

Contact: rector@a1university.org | www.paradoxnews.org.

Manorial Titles: XXX Lord of Manor of Appleton and XXX Lord of Manor of Westhall.

Major Award: Award for Best Educational Institution for its work in the development of interpersonal skills, presented at the Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford (2025).

Academic Leadership and Research

Magnificent Rector: Appleton Private University.

Investigator and Founder: Academic researcher affiliated with ORCID and founder of the European School of Anthropology.

Academic Affiliations: Full Academician of the Royal Academy of Natural History (Spain) and member of several international societies dedicated to medieval history, museology, and heraldry.

Military, Security, and Intelligence Profile

Military Ranks: Lieutenant Colonel (Reserve) of the Chilean Army and Brigade General of the Cossack Military Academy (Ukraine).

Peacekeeping and Intelligence: Intelligence Officer in the Parachute Brigade during the Bosnia-Herzegovina War (UNPROFOR) and recipient of the Non-Article 5 NATO Medal for special intelligence operations.

Civil Investigation: Investigation Officer Rank 1L of the International Police Organization and Private Investigator in the USA.

Diplomacy and International Organizations

Served in various international capacities, including former Commissioner of the United Nations Scientific Investigation Corps for the Development of Spirulina, former Ambassador to Spain of the American Diplomatic Mission, and former Ambassador of the International Yoga Foundation of India to the UN.

Education and Doctorates

Holds multiple doctoral degrees from various international institutions in disciplines such as:

Egyptology (Stanford University, with the thesis "Heka, Magia y Palabra").

Comparative Anthropology (Chingis Khan University, Mongolia).

Security Sciences (National NATO Security Academy, Romania).

Ethnography, Heraldry, and Oriental Psychology.

Artistic and Cultural Facet

Under the name "Appleton", he is a visual artist and creator of art collections such as "Behind Leonardo's Veil", "Elements", and "Inferno", with works showcased at the Basel Modern Art Exhibition.

Created Courses and Congresses

Creator of the I International Congress of Atlantology and the Quantum Physics Week at Appleton Private University, as well as educational programs on Andean Quipus and Francisco Pizarro.

Notable International Decorations

IPMF Cross of Merit for services to humanity in war zones.

Grand Collar in its Gold Class of the General Division Francisco Esteban Gómez Order (Venezuela).

John Paul II Award "For a Culture of Peace" (Holy See).

Knight Grand Cross of Justice of the Order of Saint Casimir the Great (Lithuania).