Menis was born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

He was an industrial engineer and represented the Canarian Coalition party.

His funeral was held on October 11, with a funeral procession from the chapel in the Government Building of the Canary Islands to the Church of the Conception of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

From the Iglesia de la Concepción the coffin left for Santa Lastenia Cemetery.

Adán Martín was the first regional president of Spain to die in times of democracy.