Villamantilla

Villamantilla
Municipality

Municipal location within the Community of Madrid.
Country  Spain
Autonomous community Community of Madrid
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Villamantilla is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain.

It is mostly known because at its head is the only Black mayor of Spain, Juan Antonio de la Morena (for the right-wing Partido Popular), born from a Spanish father and a mother from (former Spanish colony) Equatorial Guinea. He was first elected in 2007 (57.83% for the PP list), and reelected in 2011 (62.64%). His father, uncle and grandfather had already been mayors or vice-mayors of the town, including under Franco's dictatorship.[1][2][3]

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Coordinates: 40°20′N 4°08′W / 40.333°N 4.133°W / 40.333; -4.133


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