Villamantilla
Villamantilla | |
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Municipal location within the Community of Madrid. | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Community of Madrid |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.26 sq mi (23.99 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,800 ft (550 m) |
| Population (2025-01-01) | |
• Total | 1,660 |
| • Density | 179/sq mi (69.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Villamantilla is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain. In 2022 it had a population of 1,567.
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 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.