Villamantilla
Villamantilla | |
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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]
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Cristina Galindo, ¿Y un ecuatoriano en La Moncloa?, El País, 30 December 2008
- ↑ (Spanish) Reelegido en Villamantilla (Madrid) por mayoría absoluta el único alcalde negro de España, Terra Noticias - Europa Press, 23 May 2011
- ↑ (Spanish) Electoral results in Villamantilla - 2003, 2007 and 2011 municipal elections
Coordinates: 40°20′N 4°08′W / 40.333°N 4.133°W
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