In 1947 he expanded the Masseria, by creating a new building next to its central stone core: the new building, consisting in two wings, was used as a residence (in the FLORENTINE style).Next and at the back of the MANOR house he built a long OUTHOUSE, partially used as a stable, and partially used as a garage, and also as kitchen, cellar and depot (for various purposes).At the back of the OUTHOUSE he built the residence of the so-called Massaro, the keeper of the Masseria.Because of the low winter temperatures, in 1953 the MANOR house was covered with roof shingles, placed upon an iron skeleton.He designed a family CHAPEL, with the help of the architect ROLLO from Alberobello: the latter was a polyhedric artist with a restless personality, who had various work experiences in Brazil.he was an ophthalmologist and italian politician, deputy of the Constituent Assembly of the Italian Republic.The second of seven sons, Alfonso started studying in Martina Franca, and showed a good inclination towards the classical culture: already in 1915, his parents decided to have him enrolled at the Collegio Massimo in Rome (managed by the Jesuit Fathers). There, he completed his school studies, and then he enrolled at the faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Padua. There, he distinguished himself, and he started to attend the Eye Clinic, led by Professor Giuseppe Ovio, his first master, who recognized his “competence from a theoretical and practical point of view, to the point of justifying the greatest expectations”. For his specialisation, he moved to Florence at the Eye Clinic led by Professor Lorenzo Bardelli: there, he obtained a lecturing post, at the age of 31. His publications, his scientific production in those years (the greatest part of it being monographs) are still surprisingly interesting because of their topical contents: “Il trattamento chirurgico della miopia” (The surgical treatment of myopia). In Florence, Alfonso completely committed himself to the medical profession; he particularly dealt with Retinal Surgery: at the time, only a few people performed it, in Italy.After Professor Bardelli’s death, he decided to return to Martina Franca; he therefore left Florence and the academic world. In the apulian town, the lack of facilities and of an organizational bureaucracy could have been an actual risk, but on the other hand this could have favoured the emergence of a single professional, capable of meeting the needs of the people in Martina Franca and in the whole region. The inauguration of the Motolese Clinic, in fact, brought a great number of patients to Martina Franca: they came from the whole southern Italy. In the years of hardship coming after the war, Alfonso performed surgery for the needy, for free: he became famous, not just for his competence, but for his humanity as well.In those years, Alfonso Motolese was an active member of the swiss “Club Gonin”, an association of eminent ophthalmologists from all over the world: this allowed him to start some important cultural exchanges, and to bring Professor Amsler and Professor Franceschetti (the directors of the Lausanne and Zurich eye clinics, respectively) to Martina Franca. Alfonso didn’t limit himself to performing more than 25 thousand operations at the Motolese clinic; he was also active in the public facilities: at first as the head physician of the Ophthalmology ward at the “Di Summa” Hospital, in Brindisi; there he also filled the role of Health Director, a role he later filled in the Martina Franca’s hospital. During the years of the war, moreover, Alfonso was at the field hospital in Tirana (Albania); there he performed many eye operations.In the period immediately after the fascism, Alfonso Motolese joined the Christian Democracy, and on 17 January 1946 he was appointed as the first mayor of Martina Franca (for the CD), by the prefect of Taranto, and as a consequence of the designation from the Martina Franca’s Liberation Committee. Two months later, the election campaign was started by the CD: it ended with the votes held on 31 March 1946, and Alfonso was overwhelmingly confirmed at the head of the Town Council.Moreover, the CD proposed Alfonso as the top candidate for the district of Lecce-Taranto-Brindisi, in view of the institutional referendum: the Italians had to choose between the republic and the monarchy. Alfonso was therefore elected by the Constituent Assembly, with more than 30 thousand votes. Those years also saw his brother Alberico entering the political scene: he showed he was a clever administrator; in turn, he was a member of the Parliament of the Italian Republic, in addition to being mayor of Martina Franca for more than twenty years.In 1947, in his hometown, he established the A. C. Martina, with the help of lawyer Giovanni Serio and of Pierino Marinosci. In 1948, Alfonso established the Regional Association of the Breeders of Martina Franca’s donkey and of the Murgian horse: it saw the participation of 22 breeders, and was the first association of this kind in Italy.Alfonso Motolese married Clotilde Caracciolo from Vietri on 31 October 1943: he was 39 years old then. Five sons were born: Paolo, Eduardo, Ettore, Luisa and Alberico. His wife Clotilde showed great dedication towards her family, and above all towards Alfonso, who prematurely died on the evening of the 19th August 1972. He payed the price of an intense life: during his last years, some heart problems appeared many times, and forced him to deal with a partial immobility. Nonetheless, he performed visits in “his” clinic until the penultimate day of his life.