Jon Mirena Bitor Castañares Larreategui (1925 – 5 May 2015) was a Spanish politician and economist. He was known for being a strong supporter of

Basque nationalism Basque nationalism ( ; ; ) is a form of nationalism that asserts that Basques, an ethnic group indigenous to the western Pyrenees, are a nation and promotes the political unity of the Basques, today scattered between Spain and France. Since ...

. He served as mayor of

Bilbao Bilbao is a city in northern Spain, the largest city in the Provinces of Spain, province of Biscay and in the Basque Country (greater region), Basque Country as a whole. It is also the largest city proper in northern Spain. Bilbao is the List o ...

from 1979 to 1983. He died in Bilbao at the age of 90.Fallece Jon Castañares, el primer alcalde de Bilbao tras las elecciones democráticas

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1925 births 2015 deaths Eusko Alkartasuna Party politicians Mayors of Bilbao Spanish economists Basque Nationalist Party politicians {{BasqueCountry-politician-stub