Jon Castañares

Jon Mirena Bitor Castañares Larreategui (1925 – 5 May 2015)[1] was a Spanish politician and economist. He was born in Bilbao. He was known for being a strong supporter of Basque nationalism. He served as mayor of Bilbao from 1979 through 1983.

Castañares died in Bilbao at the age of 90.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Olga Saez. «Jon Castañares (1925-2015). Notario de la democracia». Bilbao. núm. 304. Junio de 2015. p. 29.
  2. ↑ Fallece Jon Castañares, el primer alcalde de Bilbao tras las elecciones democráticas Archived 2015-05-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)