Villamantilla
Villamantilla is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain. In 2016 it had a population of 1,334.
Villamantilla | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
_mapa.svg.png) Municipal location within the Community of Madrid. | |
| Country |  |
| Autonomous community | Community of Madrid |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.26 sq mi (23.99 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,800 ft (550 m) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,420 |
| • Density | 150/sq mi (59/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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 Black father and a mother from 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 in Francoist Spain.[2][3][4]
References
- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- (in Spanish) Cristina Galindo, ¿Y un ecuatoriano en La Moncloa?, El País, 30 December 2008
- (in Spanish) Reelegido en Villamantilla (Madrid) por mayoría absoluta el único alcalde negro de España Archived March 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Terra Noticias - Europa Press, 23 May 2011
- (in Spanish) Electoral results in Villamantilla - 2003, 2007 and 2011 municipal elections
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